Three O'Clock High
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 9, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
5
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Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Joanou, later to find greater exposure with the concert picture U2 Rattle and Hum and the Oldman/Penn crime movie State of Grace, directs with a lot of energy, but the material just isn't there. Read full review
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Miami HeraldBill Cosford
Three O'Clock High is one of those ideas that must have sounded wonderful at one point, and to be fair it still sounds better than the pop-out plots of most teen-explo projects. It turns out, however, to have surprisingly little range. Once the story is under way, there's nowhere for it to go but home room, lunch and out the door. [13 Oct 1987, p.C7] Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Obviously aware that he was hung out to dry with an awful script, director Phil Joanou tries to make up for this handicap with some startling camerawork. Much of it is overdone, but the result is one in which Joanou's visual style transcends the vapid script. Read full review
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