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The Mod Squad (1999)

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Reviews Counted:50

Fresh:2

Rotten:48

Average Rating:3/10

Consensus: A sodden, overly stylized mess that’s even less compelling than a TV episode.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A trio of juvenile delinquents are recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drugs ring. When, he is unexpectedly killed, the group go all out to solve his murder and bust the drug... A trio of juvenile delinquents are recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drugs ring. When, he is unexpectedly killed, the group go all out to solve his murder and bust the drug cartel. Their efforts are made harder when they suffer ridicule from fellow officers who are out to blacken their names and that of the the deceased cop. [More]

Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina

Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin, Steve Harris, Richard Jenkins, Larry Brandenburg, Sam McMurray

Director: Scott Silver

Director: Scott Silver
Producer: Tony Ludwig, Ben Myron, Alan Riche
Composer: B.C. Smith

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Reviews for The Mod Squad

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This latest bigscreen retrofitting of a vintage TV series (1968-73) feels like the most shameless effort yet in the renewed exploitation of the youth market.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/09/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/10/07
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

No one expects much from movie adaptations of TV shows but complete incoherence and boredom is a bit too much to bear.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/05/07
Sandra Contreras
Sandra Contreras
TV Guide's Movie Guide

An exercise in robotic filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/05/07
Chicago Reader

Mindless, stylish fun.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Who cares?

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Otherwise dependable young actors like Danes, Ribisi and Epps seem lost in one-dimensional and unconvincing characters.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
10/19/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

This is a pristine example of incoherent storyline mixed with poor editing and limp writing.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly

A flawed fraud, a youth movie so disjointed, witless and condescending that it's painful to watch.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/25/03
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail

Writer Scott Silver also directed the film, but obviously had no idea how to convey to his actors any sense of enthusiasm or energy.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Add another one to the scrap heap of trendy, nostalgic, 60's and 70's TV shows reduced to cinematic rubble by the inspiration starved minds in Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Film Threat

The first big-screen resurrection aimed squarely at a generation that probably never heard of, much less watched, the original TV show.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Yeah, let's make a movie for the kids ... based on a TV show they've never even heard of.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Plays like a 90-minute version of the old television show. That's not necessarily bad.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

Nearly every scene is a guaranteed hoot-fest.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
06/18/02
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

The film simply doesn't deliver anything sufficiently remarkable to distinguish itself from sturdier competition.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

Add another to the scrap heap of hip '60s and '70s TV shows reduced to cinematic rubble by the inspiration-starved minds in Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

I can scarcely remember a single film which was less enjoyable to watch than The Mod Squad.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
03/12/01
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

A great-looking picture that zips along with grace, light on its feet but possessed of just enough gravity to allow us to take its people rather than its old TV series premise seriously.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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I couldn't count The Mod Squad's plot holes with a calculator.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
 
 
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