Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:13
Rotten:55
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: As a dark comedy-thriller, this movie lacks humor and thrill.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Leigh Ann is an all A student except in her history class, Mrs. Tingle's history class that is. The only person in Leigh Ann's way is her class rival MaryBeth Carter. One day Leigh Ann has her... Leigh Ann is an all A student except in her history class, Mrs. Tingle's history class that is. The only person in Leigh Ann's way is her class rival MaryBeth Carter. One day Leigh Ann has her friend Luke steal the history test, which will boost her grade up. Luke is caught by Mrs. Tingle and Mrs. Tingle reports it to the principal. Luckily, the principal is not there that day so before she can tell him tomorrow, Luke and Leigh Ann knock her out. They take her back to there place and tie her up. After this point school will never be a safe haven again. [More]
Starring: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan
Starring: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan, Liz Stauber, Molly Ringwald, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, Vivica A. Fox, John Patrick White
Director: Kevin Williamson
Director: Kevin Williamson
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Composer: John Frizzell
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Helen Mirren's acting stands out in this mean-spirited dark comedy like an original Picasso in a paint-by-numbers art show. Full Review |
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Here you have a movie in which three teenagers go to a teacher's house and take her hostage. Either you go all the way with that premise, or you don't go there at all. Full Review |
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[Kevin Williamson] seems to have lost touch with his inner-teen. Full Review |
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Pushes the boundaries of credibility! Full Review |
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This flaccid exercise suggests Williamson should spend less time on storyboards and more time at his laptop. Full Review |
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Dismal. Full Review |
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A wildly uneven and sloppily directed movie, full of clashing tones and undigested bits of superior films. Full Review |
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Despite the occasional intelligent flourish, though, the story is irredeemably dumb. Full Review |
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