The Principal
3,706
Action. Drama
An impulsive but determined white principal brings order and respect to a predominantly African-American and Latino high school in this comedy-drama from the director of Young Guns. Rick Latimer (James Belushi), a high-school teacher, is in the process of a divorce when he sees his estranged wife at a bar having drinks with her attorney. Drunk and enraged, he smashes the guy's car up and receives a reprimand from the school board -- a ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Tribune | "It's basically an anger film, a catharsis for problems we haven't learned to solve. As that, it does its job well, with humor and surprising grace" | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "It degenerates into one more cliche-ridden revenge movie" | NEG |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "It degenerates into one more cliche-ridden revenge movie" | NEG |
United States | The Washington Post | "Plain and simple -- this is a racist movie." | NEG |
United States | Miami Herald | "It aspires to be a gritty look at a troubled inner-city school, but despite all its tough talk and its seething students, it's a cornball fantasy." | NEG |
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