School for Scoundrels
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: September 29, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
14
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
This ultimately disappointing comedy starts reasonably strong, delivers a few good laughs, then rolls over and plays dead. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
For all its crudeness, Phillips' tale of men behaving badly is remarkably toothless. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It achieves something previously thought impossible: It renders Billy Bob Thornton unfunny. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
School for Scoundrels suffers from an old-fashioned identity crisis. The poor thing is awfully confused, and so are we. Is it a black comedy that isn't dark enough? Or a dumb comedy that isn't stupid enough, or a gross-out comedy that isn't yucky enough? Or is it really just a romance comedy that isn't sweet enough? Don't have a clue, but this much is certain: It's definitely a failed comedy that isn't funny enough. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
School for Scoundrels varies between taking itself seriously and not, leaving the viewer alternately confused and disappointed. Read full review
30
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Billy Bob Thornton's leer is much in evidence in the shoddy comedy School for Scoundrels, though the tackiness of the film, its lazy direction and its self-satisfied stupidity may mean that Mr. Thornton curled his lip about the production rather than for it. Read full review
25
USA TodayClaudia Puig
School for Scoundrels will only leave you scratching your head in bewilderment and might possibly shave off IQ points. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
School for Scoundrels teaches one important lesson: Avoid any thing carrying the banner of The Weinstein Co., which is to the multiplex what bagged spinach is to the produce aisle. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
It would require a near-lethal injection of nitrous oxide to induce laughter. Read full review
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