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Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2009
Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    63
    The kids are magnetic.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Drew Toal
    60
    One of the main explanations for our country's inner-city high-school dropout rate is that public education doesn't teach skills applicable to life outside the classroom. Director Mary Mazzio's film, part documentary and part public-service announcement, offers a plausible alternative, which may prompt a discussion of totally revamping standard curriculum.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    60
    It's the type of film you might expect to see at a fund-raising dinner or a convention banquet, not in a commercial theater. That said, it's a very well-made piece of boosterism.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Justin Moyer
    50
    Less weird than "Spellbound" and less fun than your average episode of "America's Top Model," Ten9Eight shoots for the moon, but scans like the background noise at a philanthropic retreat.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    50
    If Ten9Eight brings NFTE to the attention of you, your child, or your school administrator, that's probably all that matters.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    50
    Spending more observational time with her smart, resilient and stirringly positive subjects -- even seeing less-edited footage of their business plan speeches -- might have helped sell her inspirational story.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    50
    Like "Art & Copy," Ten9Eight is blindingly slick, with a glossy visual aesthetic more rooted in music videos and commercials than cinéma vérité.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    40
    A glorified informercial, complete with enough blandly upbeat guitar-cues to power all 22 seasons of "Real World" intros.
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