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06/24/06
The Substitute (1996)
38 %
Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 8 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Synopsis: When a teacher is assaulted by gang members at school, her boyfriend, a soldier of fortune named Shale, decides to take matters into his own hands. He becomes the new substitute teacher, and goes undercover to investigate the lethal street gang. Shale discovers that the thugs are heavily... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Tom Berenger, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, William Forsythe
Director: Robert Mandel
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Top Critic
What begins as watchable quickly degenerates into a no-brain action flick that produces a ton of derisive laughter.
10/09/05
Mediocre action flick with an ex-marine teacher taking his gang-banging students to task. Don't bother.
03/21/03
There's a sense of shrewd observation throughout The Substitute that makes it come alive and seem quite a few cuts above such usual genre fare.
02/13/01
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01/01/00
This movie is a lot more entertaining than the Michelle Pfeiffer showcase Dangerous Minds.
01/01/00
The silliness of The Substitute escalates as the film progresses, so that by the end there have been plenty of laughs during 'serious' scenes.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Aside from a lot of only moderately-satisfying violence, The Substitute comes across as rather lame.
01/01/00
Because The Substitute doesn't take itself seriously, it's a great deal of lowbrow fun.
01/01/00
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