Boarding School
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: August 31, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAug 30, 2018
As horror movies go, Boarding School is worth seeing simply because it’s different. Not weird, off-the-wall different like mother! or Hereditary, but different in a good way. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAug 30, 2018
Thrill-seekers should be warned that this is more a surreal, nightmarish and occasionally sexually explicit trip into an adolescent’s psyche than a spook show. Yakin uses genre packaging for an intense, personal film, which many viewers may find discomfiting — if only because it’s so hard to classify. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveySep 5, 2018
Boarding School includes an odd mix of narrative elements within a classically Grimm child-endangerment scenario that would work best played as a modern fairy tale. Yet Yakin chooses to pace the film more slowly as a serious drama, which keeps the suspense from building real momentum and exacerbates the script’s implausibilities. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 30, 2018
Writer-director Boaz Yakin, who has directed everything from veteran movie stars to canine thesps in his career, has a harder time with child actors, eliciting performances that are uneven enough to attract attention to the script's weaker aspects. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNick AllenAug 31, 2018
Boarding School has some edge by being told from a child’s perspective, even though it's not for kids. A lot of great directors have told this kind of story, and while Guillermo Del Toro might be the most popular living one to do it, it’s Louis Malle that comes to mind. Read full review
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