School Daze
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 12, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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30
Washington PostRita Kempley
A didactic collegiate farce -- "Animal House" with pan-African politics, and an enormously embarrassing encore. Tell an inexperienced director he's a genius, and you create Dr. Frankenstein. School Daze, with its pompous patchwork plot, is an arrogant, humorless, sexist mess. Read full review
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
As a director, Lee fails to strike the right note between realism and fantasy, and the heavy subject matter just falls with a thud. As an actor, however, Lee does a good job creating a sort of black babe in the woods. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A shapeless mess that falls far short of the high expectations created by Lee's first feature, SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldChristine Arnold
As much as She's Gotta Have It exceeded expectations, School Daze sinks beneath them. This is one low- down flop of a movie. [12 Feb 1988, p.C5]
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