School Ties
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 18, 1992 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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60
EmpireMatt Mueller
The boys put in fine performances but sadly the script lacks the depth of what could have been a challenging story. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesPeter Rainer
This superman approach to character doesn't jibe with David's crisis of conscience. His smothering of his Jewish identity may make dramatic sense, but, the way it's enacted, it doesn't make much psychological sense. As Fraser plays him, David has such a robust sense of identity that his covertness isn't really believable. We keep hoping the film will turn into a movie about a kid who declared his Jewishness and fought the consequences. Read full review
60
Washington PostJeanne Cooper
There's a dramatic imbalance to Dick Wolf and Darryl Ponicsan's screenplay. By making David a saint, they make his bigoted tormentors ultra-despicable. It's so easy to identify who's in the right that it's hard to remember this wrong may exist in us. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
As these films go, School Ties is more simplistic and has its dice more loaded than usual. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Mandel and producer Sherry Lansing have obviously put their whole into the creation of what ought to have been a riveting and powerful film. Instead, School Ties ends up about as memorable as a plate of gefilte fish. Read full review
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