1. IgbyE.

   10

   The History Boys carries with it a wit and charm unmatched by few movies. It uses language to woo you, excite you and move you. However, most of all, entertain you in a delightfully sly and British way.… Expand

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2. MarkW.

   8

   Almost turned it off after the first 15 minutes but it really grew on me.

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3. ShannonP.

   7

   The dialog is entertaining, and not overly literary as some reviews suggest. The main flaw in the film is that the actors are too old to be playing even the oldest high school students, and the things they do and say are likewise more what you would expect from young men in their 20's. I suspect this was largely based on the writer(s)' college experience, grafted onto a high school setting. It almost works, and is worth watching despite this flaw. While this is hardly a "pro-homosexual" or "pro-pedophile" movie, it addresses these issues in a more complete and realistic context than is usually the case.… Expand

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4. DanielB.

   3

   My girl friend and I went to this movie on my insistence, based on positive reviews. We lasted maybe 40 minutes before leaving. A great disappointment. I found it rather pretentious and although I enjoyed the little skit in French (especially because I could understand it with their very clear, British accented French), I couldn't see how that made the play smarter. It just seemed to make it harder for the average viewer to appreciate. The actor who played the professor was excellent, but I found the students to be rather undistinguished except in their appearance, as in, oh there's the fat guy and there's the Asian. I was a little offended that the most sensitive likable student was gay. I know that is possible, but it sounds rather like a setup. I lived in England for a year in the mid-80s and taught there, though in a junior school (ages 7-11), but these students still seemed more dramatic types than kids I'd really see in a classroom there. Anyway, we left after I started dozing off. We walked across the hall and watched about 10 minutes of a Bollywood movie. Now that's something you should see, not because they're good, but because you'd neve expect them to be that way. Sort of like sexed-up, modern Elvis movies.… Expand

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