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The Faculty

1998

Robert Rodriguez

Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Laura Harris ...

4.7

46,956

Horror. Sci-Fi. Fantasy A horror tale set in a High School where the students suspect the teaching staff of being aliens, who are intent on making the students their victims.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Nigel Floyd Time Out	"This smart, involving sci-fi picture (...) pays homage to several genre faves"	POS
United States	Lawrence Van Gelder The New York Times	"This mediocre sci-fi horror film (...) breaks no new ground. But it has an engaging cast"	NEU
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"Its plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense (...) Overall, 'The Faculty' is fine lowbrow entertainment, a fast, funny pastiche of science-fiction, horror, and teen-movie archetypes"	NEU
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"[Rodriguez and Williamson] make a complete lack of socially redeeming value seem so much fun that 'The Faculty' might well become a pulp classic"	POS
United Kingdom	Empire	"The showy staples of Williamson's writing still shine through (...) yet the plotting and placing lacks the assurity, invention and momentum to deliver the requisite adrenaline rush (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jason Caro Radio Times	"[It] succeeds thanks to the assured performances of the teenage cast, zippy direction and the writer's refusal to take even the most tense moments seriously (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allan Ulrich SFGATE	"'The Faculty' deserves an 'F' in satire (...) You wonder where the imagination went"	NEG

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