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Assassination of a High School President

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After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby prints an article fingering Class President Paul Moore as the thief, shredding the youth's reputation. But as Bobby gets to know Paul's girlfriend, Francesca (Mischa Barton), he comes to realize he was wrong about Paul, so he sets out to unmask the true culprit.
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Cliff Doerksen Chicago Reader The noir pastiche is sitcom-ish, the characters vestigial, and the satire of high school so compromised I wondered if cowriters Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski weren't home-schooled Feb 2, 2010 Full Review Justin Chang Variety Basically Brick for remedial viewers. Jan 25, 2008 Full Review Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter Doesn't find enough novel insights to make for essential viewing. Jan 25, 2008 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Think 'The Breakfast Club' meets 'Chinatown,' with a little 'All the President’s Men' and a lot of satirical swipes at high school cliques and teenage pecking orders thrown in. Jan 6, 2024 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Superbad meets grossout noir, boasting tangy teen dirty talk so thick, you could cut it with a well sharpened pencil. Which by the way, somebody does more than once. Oct 4, 2009 Full Review Jason McKiernan Filmcritic.com The entire film wants to be a carbon copy of Rushmore, with the addition of dark slickness and the omission of general quality. Rated: 2/5 Oct 1, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Doesn't amount to a whole lot. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review Liam D not the worst attempt at dark comedy mixed with Noir Thriller I've seen but it isn't that memorable Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/22 Full Review Audience Member I am at a bit of a loss as to why this movie is so poorly rated. I'm not usually this out-of-sync with other people . . . but I thought the movie was very good. It's a John Hughes/Coen Brothers teen film noir - and it is hilariously funny at many points. Bruce Willis is great as a salty Gulf War veteran who is now the irritated and distracted principal of a Catholic high school. The dirt bag friends of the protagonist are hysterical too. The main character fancies himself a hard-nosed P.I. ala Mike Hammer as he navigates the fraught world of high school, college fraternities, SAT's, and teen lust and infatuation. Has a little of the feel of Bugsy Malone and 80's teen movies where kids inhabit their own crazy, independent world not governed by adult rules. It's also cinematically beautiful in the way it's shot. The film was never promoted and released in theaters because the film company that had it went into bankruptcy and it got caught up the legal wrangling. I think it's well worth the watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Legalzinho, mas para apenas regular, tipo, mescla mistério, comédia, sátira, muitas caricaturas, bem adolescente, legalzinho, e se mantém nisso, Mischa Barton belíssima, recentemente ciente dos abusos que sofrera quando mais jovem, talentosa e linda, com uma vida adulta quase arruinada por comportamento abusivo de macho escroto… Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Bruce Willis made this movie . He was absolutely perfect in his comedic role . This movie was actually a little gem that I certainly was not expecting 4.0. Anyone who rated this movie badly clearly missed the mark that this movie was not to be taken too seriously Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/25/20 Full Review Audience Member A detective noir throwback, set in a high school. That may sound pretty cool, but it's fairly uninteresting and features a bunch of unlikeable characters. This might all be kind of novel, if it wasn't just done, much better by Rian Johnson only a few years earlier in Brick... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby prints an article fingering Class President Paul Moore as the thief, shredding the youth's reputation. But as Bobby gets to know Paul's girlfriend, Francesca (Mischa Barton), he comes to realize he was wrong about Paul, so he sets out to unmask the true culprit.
Director
Brett Simon
Producer
Bob Yari, Doug Davison, Roy Lee
Screenwriter
Tim Calpin, Kevin Jakubowski
Production Co
Yari Film Group
Rating
R (Drug and Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Language|Sexual Content|Some Nudity)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
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