Between the idea and the screen much can go amiss -- and in this case, it has.
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01/01/00
The Mod Squad (1999)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:2
Rotten:48
Average Rating:3/10
Consensus: A sodden, overly stylized mess that’s even less compelling than a TV episode.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A trio of juvenile delinquents are recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drugs ring. When, he is unexpectedly killed, the group go all out to solve his murder and bust the drug... [More]
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina
Director: Scott Silver
Reviews for The Mod Squad
Top CriticMindless, stylish fun.
05/26/06
This is freakin' terrible, you dig?
01/01/00
The film starts out promising, but ends up forgetting its promises.
01/01/00
Otherwise dependable young actors like Danes, Ribisi and Epps seem lost in one-dimensional and unconvincing characters.
10/19/04
This is the kind of movie that isn't even worth renting when it comes out on video because, with the possible exception of Michael Lerner and Omar Epps dancing to show tunes, you've seen it all before.
01/01/00
If it looks like a bad '70s cop show, sounds like a bad '70s cop show and has a plot like a bad '70s cop show, what's the point of making a feature film? Just watch a bad '70s cop show, if you can find one.
01/01/00
The only thing worth watching in this film is Linc’s 1973 Lincoln Continental, a car today that would be hard pressed to fit into any garage in The Woodlands. It’s a reminder of why we had an energy crisis back in the 70’s.
01/01/00
The film tries to be funny. It fails. It tries to be cool. It fails at that, too. It tries to be enjoyable. Strike three, you're out.
01/01/00
I couldn't count The Mod Squad's plot holes with a calculator.
01/01/00
Witty and self-aware at times, but the story is lame.
01/01/00
Who cares?
04/09/05
This isn't a horrible film. It's just no good.
01/01/00
No one expects much from movie adaptations of TV shows but complete incoherence and boredom is a bit too much to bear.
01/05/07
A study in how a surefire idea gets botched in the execution.
01/01/00
The lack of plot and lack of action are fatal flaws.
01/01/00
The Mod Squad has an intriguing cast, a director who knows how to use his camera and a lot of sly humor. Shame about the story.
01/01/00
Top CriticIf the makers of the new Mod Squad had really studied their source material, they would have noticed how weak it was to begin with, and ended this mess after 60, rather than 94, minutes of pain.
01/01/00
You want everyone to be cool or at least cheesy-cool, but really, they end up looking waify and overwhelmed, not so much rebellious as fatigued.
01/01/00
I suspect this trio of actors -- more an Odd Squad than a Mod Squad -- will someday look back on this film as a forgettable footnote in hopefully more substantial careers.
01/01/00
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