School for Scoundrels
Dvd release date: 03/27/2007
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder
Director: Todd Phillips
Category: Comedy
Rated: PG-13
In this hilarious remake of the classic 1959 comedy, incomparable director Todd Phillips (”Starsky & Hutch”) tells the story of Roger (John Heder), a dejected traffic copy who enrolls in “confidence building” class. Roger is tired of being walked all over and wants to win the affection of Amanda (Jacinda Barrett), the girl he is in love with. Roger and the rest of his classmates get much more than they bargained for when their professor (Billy Bob Thorton) exhibits some unusual teaching methods and sets his own sights on Amanda. Suddenly, the mild-mannered geek squad must go from zeroes to heroes in order to stop being pushed around and win the girl back. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: * (out of four)
Rolling Stone: *** (out of four)
USA Today: * (out of four)
Overall: *1/2 (out of four)
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