Light It Up
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43 out of 100

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  • Summary: Following an accidental shooting in a battered inner city high school, a disparate group of students hold the wounded police officer hostage. As media and public interest in the stand-off intensifies, the classmates unexpectedly band together to help themselves and their school. (20th Century)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 6 out of 27
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    75
    This is a good-hearted movie that unfortunately is wildly implausible and makes no sense.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Gary Dauphin
    60
    Unexpectedly satisfying feel-good agitprop.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Nicole Campos
    60
    Little more than a movie of the week with slick visuals and an amped soundtrack.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    38
    Light It Up would be a strong candidate for the year's most irresponsible movie - if it were remotely believable.

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