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82 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 378 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White
  • Summary: Hell raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur Dewey Finn (Black) has been kicked out of his band. Desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. (Paramount)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    First and foremost a very funny film, and a very pleasant one that doesn't really have a villain. Credit for its hilarity goes largely to Black, who gives the performance of his career as a character who might have seemed merely coarse and crude in less gifted hands.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    100
    All Black, all the time, and could easily have been an exhausting mess. But the movie is coherent, hilarious and surprisingly sweet.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Angel Cohn
    60
    The kids -- most of them first-timers cast for natural charisma and musical ability -- steal the show, and a talented supporting cast helps take the edge off Black's manic antics.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 234 out of 246
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 246
  3. Negative: 10 out of 246
  1. Zilcell
    10
    It is an overall very good time. This is one of Jack Black's best moments because of a great performance and unique plot.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. JesseL.
    10
    it was a very good movie. and yea i agree, the fact that Jack Black was able to tune down his many obsenities for a childrens movie (or pg-13) and Katie (A.K.A the bass guitar) is hot.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  3. AleeH.
    3
    I like this movie but Joey Gaydos completely ruined it. He goes to my freaking school and is the biggest jerk I've ever known. So don�39;t look up to him, be happy you don't know him because he is so full of himself. He actually Googles himself and finds what people think of him. No one likes him except you losers that don't even know him.… Expand
    • 1 of 8 users said yes

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