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Recess: School's Out
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 18 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Family/Kids
Written by: Jonathan Greenberg
Directed by: Chuck Sheetz
Release Date:
Theatrical: February 16, 2001
DVD: August 7, 2001
Running Time: 84 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring Allyce Beasley, Dabney Coleman, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, and Courtland Mead (Voices)
The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! (Disney)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
San Francisco Chronicle Wesley Morris
It's fun, it's kind of somber and it succeeds in making you think about how you might be squandering middle age.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Christine Dolen
If your kid is a fan of Disney's "Recess," one of the hotter properties on ABC's Saturday morning cartoon lineup, the new inspired-by-the-TV-show movie, Recess: School's Out, will be quite a hit.
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
Refreshingly subversive.
Washington Post Desson Thomson
The movie's great fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
A reasonably entertaining cartoon feature.
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It's fast-footed and fun. "Rugrats in Paris" had charms for grownups, however, Recess: School's Out seems aimed more directly at grade-schoolers.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Loren King
An amusing and entertaining animated feature, and it's harmless enough for the elementary-school set.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Creator producers Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere have come up with some unexceptional children and underdeveloped adults.
Read Full Review >Film.com Sean Means
For 8- to 12-year-olds and the grownups who love them, Recess is a pleasant Saturday-matinee diversion. The fact that it doesn't aim to be anything more is, in its own way, a blessed relief.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Seems to have been made entirely for people who were kids during the Johnson administration.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
The result is passably speedy on the level of other TV retreads that seem miscast on the big screen.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak
Pretty silly stuff, designed to appeal more to older kids and adults than the toddler brigade.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Miles Beller
Complacent yet competent animation kids will enjoy despite its mundane nature.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman
The film never gets too far beyond disposable youth fare, best consumed like mouthfuls of sugary cereal.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
It boasts none of the studio's high-gloss animation. That said, Recess is not without its charms.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Frank Lovece
The movie's uninspired animation (including primitive, blocky computer imagery) doesn't help, nor do its astonishingly stereotyped characters.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
The movie is so slovenly in its animation and graceless in its writing that few viewers over the age of 9 are likely to notice.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
The unfortunate thing is that children will probably waste their summers indoors watching "Recess" over and over again.
Read Full Review >Variety Todd McCarthy
Animation is dull and characterless, and vocal talent has evidently received blanket direction to, when in doubt, shout.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Hamza S. gave it a10:
I really loved it. This is really a very nice movie!!!
Bailey J. gave it a10:
Recess is the best move ever . it is so soso so so so so so so so good you should make more movise. i love the movise and show of recess i watch it every day .i am so glad it's comeing on form 6am to 12pm. i am recess biggest fand ever form bailey.
Cindy M. gave it a 10:
Its brillant and cool like tj.
Mike A. gave it a 10:
Best movie I've ever seen.
Felicia G. gave it a 10:
Wow this is really the One of the Best Movies ever A lot agree. It's Funny!!! And so Cool! Since Im a kid(teenager) I should know that this is really a good movie for kids! Whoever does not like it they probably aren't a kid at heart !!! :-)
R.S. avalon gave it a 3:
This is not very entertaining it is boring and dwells on a bit!
Maree R. gave it a 10:
Considering I am already a huge fanatic about the series the rating may seem a bit biast, but if you have only seen this movie once, then I highly, highly suggest you watch it again. And again. I watched this movie at least 3 times until most of the subtle funniness came out in full effect. At first it seems a little disappointing from the excellence of the series, but once you see it more than once, it just seems to become funnier and funnier. Final comment: Go watch it again! Now!
