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Critics' Reviews

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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
The movie is just a cheesy, preposterous, semi-eroticized way of yelling, "Fight! Fight!," when two people go at it in the school cafeteria.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Jim Ridley
A modest surprise: better acted than needed, better made than expected.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
This movie isn't bad just because it follows a formula slavishly but because it does so without verve or passion.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Jan Stuart
A disposable sports drama.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Jeannette Catsoulis
The movie speeds up and slows down as though controlled by a director in the grip of competing medications. For those who make it to the final beatdown, however, the only pill worth taking is the one that makes you forget.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Gregory Kirschling
Movie is dopey. And with its emphasis on stupid violence, xylophone abs, and getting yourself on YouTube, it's yet another product that makes you feel bad about today's youth culture.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Sitting through this is groan-inducing enough, but it's spiritually depressing to watch Djimon Hounsou, who deserves better.Read Full Review »
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