Variety
Picture seemed certain to either fly high on outrageous humor or crash under the weight of tastelessness. Instead, the movie just sits there and never comes alive...
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School for Scoundrels
One would hold high hopes for a good ol' fashion belly laugh with this comedy from the director of 'Old School' (mind you he also did 'Starsky & Hutch'), the mighty Billy Bob Thornton ('Bad Santa', 'Man Who Wasn't There') plus Jon Heder ('Napoleon Dynamite').
Roger (Heder) is a beleaguered New York City meter maid who is plagued by anxiety and low self esteem. In order to overcome this he enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Thornton). Aided by his assistant Lesher (Duncan), Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous methods, but he guarantees results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash your inner lion.
2006100 minsUSA
Comedy
- Director:
- Todd Phillips ('Old School', 'Starsky & Hutch', 'Road Trip')
- Writer:
- Todd Phillips,amp; Scot Armstrong
- Cast:
- Billy Bob ThorntonJon HederJacinda BarrettMichael Clarke DuncanTodd LouisoSarah SilvermanBen Stiller
School for Scoundrels / Reviews
Hollywood Reporter
An inert and muddled mash-up of romantic comedy and theater of stupid cruelty...
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Chicago Reader
Director Todd Phillips has become Hollywood's go-to guy for collegiate humor, and though this isn't as funny as his "Road Trip," "Old School," or "Starsky & Hutch," there are some choice sequences of the devious Thornton schooling his milquetoast students...
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