The writing is clever and never patronises its youthful target audience.
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07/06/01
Recess: School's Out (2001)
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Reviews Counted:67
Fresh:40
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Though basically a TV cartoon stretched out to movie-length, Recess has enough successful jokes and smart writing to make it a worthwhile view.
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $34,801,195
Synopsis: The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! Former... [More]
Starring: Andy Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Segall, Jason Davis
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Reviews for Recess: School's Out
Top CriticIts well characterised comedy of playground manners and teasing social awareness rings confidently through.
06/24/06
It has my favorite characters and it's kind of like a mystery.
12/06/05
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09/20/03
The film never gets too far beyond disposable youth fare, best consumed like mouthfuls of sugary cereal.
03/10/03
If you have to take the kids to a low-rent cartoon, this experience at least is enjoyably trippy.
02/08/03
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03/24/02
These are definitely characters with comedic promise, but the movie is so concerned on establishing its big story, that it leaves them too far behind.
02/26/02
"Recess: School’s Out" isn’t great art, but it is a pleasant and swift moving cartoon that should appeal to children of all ages.
12/21/01
Adults will enjoy it more than they expect.
12/10/01
Even if it did keep the ankle biters quiet for an hour or so, this still wouldn't be worth your money.
08/06/01
Top CriticThe film works because it is peppered with sharp, smart, and sometimes wonderfully odd comic moments.
07/30/01
Watching this big-screen adaptation of the television cartoon, "Disney's Recess" is about like having recess on a rainy day.
03/20/01
While none of it's anything particularly spectacular or memorable ... it works as needed.
03/14/01
"It's kid-friendly fun."
03/14/01
A fast paced actioner built around the growing solidarity between the kids and the teachers.
03/05/01
It is amusing and mostly devoid of crude humor, which is worth mentioning with kids' films nowadays.
03/05/01
Standard kids movie stuff.
02/27/01
Why would people pay movie ticket prices for films that are nothing more than another episode of a television cartoon series that they could stay at home and see for nothing?
02/20/01
It's standard third-generation Little Rascals stuff, mediocre but harmless.
02/20/01
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