The Skulls (2000)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:6
Rotten:77
Average Rating:3/10
Consensus: The Skulls is full of nonsense and empty of good script and plot.
Synopsis: At a top Ivy League college, a prestigious secret society has begun recruiting new members. One of their selections is Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson), a local working-class boy and star of the crew... [More]
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Craig T. Nelson, Leslie Bibb
Director: Rob Cohen
Reviews for The Skulls
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 5/10 |
This is a straight to video job. Full Review |
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One of those releases that really should have gone straight to video -- in the discount bin. Full Review |
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1/5 |
The usually dependable Rob Cohen directs from a ludicrous script. Full Review |
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0/4 |
It’s amazing that so many viewers were still seated by the time the end credits began to roll. Full Review |
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Initially tolerable but increasingly stupid. Full Review |
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The movie's unintentionally played like a comedy all the way. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
...above-average teen thriller. Full Review |
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F |
It is so unbelievably ludicrous that I couldn't help but think that it was intentional despite Rob Cohen's constant attempts to convince me otherwise. Full Review |
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2/4 |
[Cohen] has a knack for making the most ridiculous material suspenseful. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
A dark, stupid tale. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The filmmakers would rather exploit and inflame a class war than deconstruct it. Full Review |
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Through pure mismanagement, The Skulls bungles a rich seam of material. Full Review |
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F |
With large amounts of alcohol and the right friends, it might be a Mystery Science Theater 3000-level hoot. Otherwise, The Skulls is a crime against humanity. Full Review |
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Empty-headed piffle. Full Review |
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2/4 |
In an otherwise boneheaded hour and a half of intrigue and silliness, The Skulls does offer one of the more memorable lines of dialogue in recent movies. Full Review |
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2/5 |
I guess it wouldn't have been enough to just make an intelligent and gripping drama about Ivy League secret societies. No, we had to have a murder, coverup, good guys, bad guys, and so on. Full Review |
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3/10 |
Would be scary if it weren't so stupid. Full Review |
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2/5 |
If there was an Oscar for the Silliest Movie Category, then The Skulls might be in with a good chance of winning. Full Review |
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C |
Gleefully plunges through the silliness with remarkable conviction; there's a thrill to be had. Time and money are rarely wasted in such entertaining and inoffensive ways. Full Review |
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