The Catholic School

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Nick B This is by all accounts a terrible film. Its absurd attempt to tell the story backwards is utterly bewildering and adds nothing. We are not introduced to the characters or their motivations and the principle character has nothing to do with the main story. It is episodic, giving vignettes of different characters who have nothing to do with the central story. The characters are thin and their motivations completely unexplored. An hour and three quarters of my life I will never get back. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Jeff M This was without a doubt one of the most unpleasant movie-watching experiences I've had in eons. I am certainly not opposed to films that artistically want to explore lurid topics and disturbing subject matter, but when it is done without an ounce of creativity or imagination - or even coherence, for that matter - I am left incensed. My confusion was only surpassed by my apathy. We are introduced to a handful of characters who are given absolutely no development or introspection to such a degree that I honestly couldn't keep track of who was who and who was related to who and who hated who... you get the point. And the ending, while not overly explicit and gratuitous, is so repugnant and repellant that it took every ounce of willpower as a completist not to shut it off. Apparently, this was based on a true story, and the victims involved deserved a much better interpretation of their story than this. Incoherent, unpleasant... I think I've said my peace. I suggest avoiding this one at all costs. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/24 Full Review Mary M It seemed at first to be a coming-of-age movie, full of vignettes of boys and their families, and some boys bullying others. There were a few scenes in school, but not enough to earn the title. The narration seems to be building up a case for their schooling and upbringing contributing to the horrific crime, but it doesn't work. I couldn't differentiate the characters well. The movie focused more on the ones who didn't commit the crimes. I don't remember one of the criminals even going to the school. To me, the crime sprung from nowhere. There was one beautiful shot, of Donnatella lazily gazing out a car window during a first encounter with one of the eventual murderers. I guess presented as a contrast with her later fate. The movie just didn't hang together. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Ian R I wanted to like this film. Unfortunately, it's narrative was a mess. In the end, for all it's attempts at presenting a story of morality, the film is unsatisfying and ultimately meaningless. Many parts of it were just incomprehensible. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review ylenia sto film fa pietà e misericordia. per carità, un fatto reale che ha sconvolto l'italia pace all'anima di quella povera rosaria e donatella ma cristo santo ce la fate ad onorare e a raccontare questa storia come si deve? tette e culi ovunque, piselli che facevano boinboinboing perché quelli correvano nudi come delle scimmie. per non parlare di come hanno recitato con quelle frasi ad effetto prese da wattpad madonna mi avete fatto fare un account per raccontare quanto abbia fatto cagare pietà e misericordia. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review Joe S Muddled, with unclear attempt to connect a horrific crime to the Catholic school, except obliquely in that the expensive Catholic school seems to produce despicable boys like those in "Lord of the Flies" -- except the savagery here is directed at girls. Ultimately, in its graphic depiction of a murder and rapes, this seems like a glorified snuff film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/01/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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