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Year One
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Skulls, The
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by: John Pogue
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 31, 2000
DVD: October 3, 2000
Running Time: 106 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13
Starring Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper, Leslie Bibb, and Craig T. Nelson
For Luke McNamara (Jackson), an invitation to join the prestigious secret society, The Skulls, is a dream come true. But just when it seems that everything in Luke's life is finally going right, it all goes horribly wrong. (Universal Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Antielitist, anti-hypocrisy, pro-feel-good entertainment.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
You might not want to pay top dollar for The Skulls, but at the right price, it delivers.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Cohen drives the film at a galloping pace, but it's not fast enough to outrun its absurdity.
Read Full Review >Film.com Gemma Files
Not quite good enough to leave more than a vaguely pleasant, vaguely disappointing aftertaste.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Robin Rauzi
It contains, perhaps, one pinkie-toe bone of surprise in its skeleton of cliche.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ron Stinger
Screenwriter John Pogue and director Rob Cohen expose only the dullness of their own imaginations.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
A fast, slick, outlandish fiasco that starts out well and then seems to drop right off a cliff.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
When it comes to being brainless, The Skulls is at the head of the class.
The New York Times Dave Kehr
Less interested in politics than in profitably flattering the suspicions and resentments of its intended teenage audience.
Read Full Review >Film.com Tom Keogh
Looks plain silly without an appropriate tone or sustaining context.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Initially tolerable but increasingly stupid thriller.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
So ludicrous in so many different ways it achieves a kind of forlorn grandeur.
Read Full Review >Variety Godfrey Chesire
A silly, hackneyed college suspenser put across with all the contrived banality of a bad '70s TV movie.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky
Full of conspiracies, all The Skulls lacks is a brain.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Anthony gave it a 10:
Simply perfect!!! Paul Walker gives the best in this film and the story excellent...also the OST.
Julia gave it a 10:
This is movie isn't for everyone but it certainly holds enough zeal and action to make it to the top.
Andy S. gave it an 8:
You Have to Understand Secret Societies to get this flick, Not for the narrow minded.
Conrad R. gave it a 1:
Gloomy, rather depressing movie with undesirable acting and an appalling plot.
Nathan L. gave it a 9:
It was tha sh*t!!
Ralph M. gave it a 10:
This is the best movie I have ever seen. Action Jackson rules!!
