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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 58% Rotten Page   1   7/10 "While the goal of our heroes may be to make it to university, the film's focus is clearly the journey, not the destination."   AfterElton.com   Brian Juergens "During a mock-interview, Dorothy lays out the film's simultaneous awareness and exploitation of its own limits. 'Imagine how depressing it is to teach five centuries of masculine ineptitude.'"   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs C+ "The transfer from stage to film doesn't always go smoothly, as it's hard to shake the film's theater roots."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B+ "A wonderfully literary, wordy, and wise film."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "An intelligent but hardly momentous recycling of an old formula; and as such it's mostly amusing but surprisingly conventional--and ephemeral."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Surprisingly thin gruel considering all the fuss over the theatrical presentation."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "The move to celluloid has defanged the piece, leaving a shaggy, smartassed and sentimental dramedy in its place."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 3/5 "Original, on the big screen at least, and entertaining in spite of its problems, The History Boys remains a fine example of this country's talent both in front and behind the camera."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi A- "refreshing--a film that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "Like the Oxbridge-bound students it celebrates, The History Boys is scarily smart and wickedly entertaining."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards 4/5 "Movies, unlike plays, tend to be just about a very few things, or they feel rushed and overly sweeping, as this one occasionally did. Plays can linger and chew on their themes and keep the audience engaged much more easily."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/4 "A stimulating, rather unique variation on a familiar formula."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest C "It's too bad that the film loses its way because The History Boys asks some interesting questions about what to learn and how to use it."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[T]oo stagey, and yet it lacks the vital energy of the stage production it is adapted from..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/5 "A bracingly involving school drama that's lively, smart and extremely pointed."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "What lifts this film above the average is the extremely clever, erudite and witty dialogue."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 2/4 "The unique duplication of stage cast to screen cast might be the most exciting thing about this conventional classroom exercise."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Disappointingly overworked and mechanical."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 58% Rotten Page   1