School Ties

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mark g I know it's formulaic, but really well done. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Sedrick S Great story of personal struggle and fickleness of popularity and human nature. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member I thought it had a pretty amazing cast of young actors who are now some over Hollywoods biggest stars. I remember watching this years ago during class toward the end of the year and even in 7th Grade the movie was captivating. The story of Davids plight of being the new kid at such a prestigious prep school would not be easy for any kid. He is the kid who has street smarts, as well as his book smarts. Both of which he uses throughout the film and shows just what kind of man David was brought up to be. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Nick S Great cast with a good setting and interesting and worthy plot/message. It was an engaging movie that became a minor classic over time. Recommended. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Leo G ✅79% Checked this one out for Brendan Fraser. It was wayyy better than I thought it would be. This is an amazing cast of (at the time) newcomers. Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell are all great here. Their chemistry is key for the movie to work and it's great. They really seemed like just a bunch of friends hanging out. The message the movie wants to pass is incredible and really relevant to the time (and even nowadays). And even with the story going where you think it will, it works the message very well and shows how people change when they're stuck to their prejudicious moral codes. It shows how privileges can be overlooked by those who have it, but don't deserve it. That's encapsulated perfectly in the incredible last scene that shows that David Greene, a jewish guy in the middle of a bunch of non-jewish people, just blends in. The movie makes you engage with Brendan Fraser's character and care for him, and when something (that you expect will happen) happens, Brendan brings his all and shows his character's moral conflicts and different emotions perfectly. He really is one of my favorite actors, and this is his first role ever! The story is formulaic, predictable and extremely cheesy. You know whats's going to happen, and there is a character that is a bit forgotten in the middle chunk. Plus, the love interest storyline is good (mostly because of Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser and Amy Locane's chemistry), but it's also very cheesy. Last thing, the score is incredible! Incredible!!! Emotional, simple and it has a great running theme that caps off the film perfectly. School Ties is truly a work of its time, but if you watch it already knowing that, I'm sure you'll have a good time, and appreciate its great cast, characters, and worthy message. "- I'm still going to get into Harvard. In 10 years, nobody's going to remember any of this. But you'll still be a goddamn jew.
 - And you'll still be a prick." Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Do we keep our school ties or end up cutting them out of our lives? Especially when it comes to our religion A very young Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris O' Donnell star as best buds/classmates in the year 1959 Fraser is David Greene attending an elite preparatory school and becomes quite the star quarterback of the football team Unfortunately the only thing holding him back from joining the blue bloods at Harvard is that he's Jewish The rest of his former teammates particularly Charlie who becomes jealous of his success not to mention David dating a girl named Sally do not take kindly to this and they start displaying hostility and resentment associating him with Communists even defacing his dorm room with anti-Semitic remarks In the middle of a cheating scandal his determination to fit in and battle their prejudice intensifies He's also accused of violating the Honor Code facing expulsion Sometimes we have to be determined, breaking tradition has to be worth it to achieve what we want, we hide a part of ourselves all the time, not only do we lie to others but to us as well, we will always be who we are born to be The movie’s setting is at a time when antisemitism was running rampant and the fact that someone has to hide their identity lest have their friendships destroyed as well as their chances for educational opportunities is quite intimidating Fraser is amazing here as well as upcoming talents as Damon and Affleck Not only do they face their futures but also testing friendships and manhood The drama is really engrossing willing to push the right buttons even if good intentions that are somewhat marred by the honorable yet heavy-handed message against intolerance Lacks a lot of depth and some plot threads are dropped entirely but fine performances shine through Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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