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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016

Steve Carr

Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Andrew Daly, Thomas Barbusca ...

4.8

555

Comedy A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian (Griffin Gluck) has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan; break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows. Rafe is a semi-introverted but fancifully imaginative youngster who already has been kicked out of two schools before his single mom (Lauren Graham) ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"[It] hits most of the predictable plot points and includes many of the archetypal characters common to this sort of youth-skewing entertainment (...) On the other hand, the movie is unexpectedly affecting"	NEU
United States	Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"Whoever wrote this script had the mentality of a 12-year-old. This is not intended as an insult"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"The film’s attempts at comedy and sentimentality are equally unsuccessful, resulting in a movie that feels more like a third-rate 'Saved by the Bell' knock-off than a legitimate teen flick"	NEG
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"An easily digestible and amusing portrait of youthful hijinks that should well please its target audience."	POS
United States	Susan Wloszczyna rogerebert.com	"[It] is better than middling as it sidesteps the trap of simply pandering to its youthful demo with cheap laughs and silly mugging (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"It's a fun, rebellious romp that celebrates creativity and outside-the-box thinking"	POS

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