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.
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09/09/09
The Mod Squad (1999)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:1
Rotten:4
Average Rating:3.6/10
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... [More]
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina
Director: Scott Silver
Reviews for The Mod Squad
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticA 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.
02/14/01
Top CriticAt the end, theater exit signs are welcome beacons.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis isn't a horrible film. It's just no good.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe Mod Squad has an intriguing cast, a director who knows how to use his camera and a lot of sly humor. Shame about the story.
01/01/00
Top Critic1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
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