Sure, the heroes and villains are arranged in a convenient moral gallery. But the performances, Weir's adroit direction and John Seale's superb cinematography take care of that banality.Read Full Review »
80
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Michael Wilmington
Commands respect and affection. [2 June 1989, Calendar, p.6-1]Read Full Review »
Williams is impressively restrained as well as funny, so fans need not fret. It only means that instead of Good Morning, Preppies, we're given a bittersweet, even eerie Goodbye, Mr. Hip. [2 June 1989, Life, p.1D]Read Full Review »
70
Time: Richard Schickel
Williams, who has comparatively little screen time, has come to act, not to cut comic riffs, and he does so with forceful, ultimately compelling, simplicity. [June 5, 1989]Read Full Review »
50
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Not the worst of the countless recent movies about good kids and hidebound, authoritatian older people. It may, however, be the most shameless in its attempt to pander to an adolescent audience.Read Full Review »