Its well characterised comedy of playground manners and teasing social awareness rings confidently through.
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06/24/06
Recess: School's Out (2001)
61 %
Reviews Counted: 66 Fresh: 40 Rotten:26 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Consensus:
Though basically a TV cartoon stretched out to movie-length, Recess has enough successful jokes and smart writing to make it a worthwhile view.
Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis: The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former principal Dr. Benedict, who once tried to eliminate recess from the school day, now plans to use a laser... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson
Reviews
Top Critic
Even if it did keep the ankle biters quiet for an hour or so, this still wouldn't be worth your money.
08/06/01
Top Critic
The film works because it is peppered with sharp, smart, and sometimes wonderfully odd comic moments.
07/30/01
Top Critic
The film never gets too far beyond disposable youth fare, best consumed like mouthfuls of sugary cereal.
03/10/03
If you have to take the kids to a low-rent cartoon, this experience at least is enjoyably trippy.
02/08/03
These are definitely characters with comedic promise, but the movie is so concerned on establishing its big story, that it leaves them too far behind.
02/26/02
"Recess: School’s Out" isn’t great art, but it is a pleasant and swift moving cartoon that should appeal to children of all ages.
12/21/01
The writing is clever and never patronises its youthful target audience.
07/06/01
Watching this big-screen adaptation of the television cartoon, "Disney's Recess" is about like having recess on a rainy day.
03/20/01
While none of it's anything particularly spectacular or memorable ... it works as needed.
03/14/01
A fast paced actioner built around the growing solidarity between the kids and the teachers.
03/05/01
It is amusing and mostly devoid of crude humor, which is worth mentioning with kids' films nowadays.
03/05/01
Why would people pay movie ticket prices for films that are nothing more than another episode of a television cartoon series that they could stay at home and see for nothing?
02/20/01
It's standard third-generation Little Rascals stuff, mediocre but harmless.
02/20/01
Wears thin over 90 minutes without jangly commercials and a bowl of super-sugary cereal for distraction.
02/16/01
Nothing bold or great to look at, certainly by Disney standards, but with a tight narrative and a complete lack of pretense that's ingratiating.
02/16/01
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