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)
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Reviews Counted:67
Fresh:40
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.7/10
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
Genre: Education/General Interest
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... [More]
Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Reviews for Recess: School's Out
Top CriticThe film works because it is peppered with sharp, smart, and sometimes wonderfully odd comic moments.
07/30/01
Top CriticAdults will enjoy it more than they expect.
12/10/01
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 CriticThe fun and freckled stars are a hoot for the little ones when they break into the school to stop a former principal who's lost his principles.
02/16/01
Refreshingly subversive.
02/16/01
It has my favorite characters and it's kind of like a mystery.
12/06/05
Intelligent, appealing characters.
02/16/01
Whimsical, engaging.
02/16/01
A fast paced actioner built around the growing solidarity between the kids and the teachers.
03/05/01
Gets extra points for its portrayal of a truly diverse group of best friends.
02/16/01
This is a cute show, no more, but we know how easy it is to get less.
02/15/01
Great fun, particularly for kids used to that satirically hard-edged kind of kid show, stuff like Rugrats.
02/15/01
It is amusing and mostly devoid of crude humor, which is worth mentioning with kids' films nowadays.
03/05/01
This film isn't nearly as bad as it sounds.
02/15/01
Compared to most of the dumbed-down dreck that's been foisted upon young audiences in recent years, it's a pleasant diversion.
02/13/01
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
While none of it's anything particularly spectacular or memorable ... it works as needed.
03/14/01
If you have to take the kids to a low-rent cartoon, this experience at least is enjoyably trippy.
02/08/03
Perhaps Recess' most culturally savvy element is its skewering of the '60s.
02/15/01
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