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54 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: John Malkovich, Max Minghella, Sophia Myles
  • Summary: Art School Confidential follows talented young artist Jerome Platz (Minghella) as he escapes from high school to a tiny East Coast art school. Here the boyish freshman's ambition is to become the world's greatest artist. (Sony Pictures Classics)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    There is a wise and understanding teacher on the faculty, played by Anjelica Huston. Defending the work of Dead White Males, she sensibly observes that when they did their best work "they weren't dead yet."
  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: M. E. Russell
    58
    Succeeds only in fits and starts.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    38
    Art School Confidential, the first disappointment from director Terry Zwigoff, is all glum, dour cynicism.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. SamB.
    10
    This is a nasty little gem that skewers the grad/art school pretensions that a lot of knucklehead sycophants wrap their heads around, the only reason why it's getting such low scores is because it calls a lot of so called experts on their credentials and they're severly butt-hurt over it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JimG.
    5
    Fun characters in black comedy better enjoyed in Clowe's comics than onscreen.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. LindaL.
    2
    This movie was so bad that it actually surprised me -- especially considering the "two thumbs up" and connections to the very good "Ghost World" and "Bad Santa." Enjoyably mordant observations of art-school hypocrites give way to developments (re the serial killer subplot) that are just as inexplicable as they are ridiculous.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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