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School Ties (1992)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 8/07

8/07: Either School Ties is a film with an all-star cast or should be more appropriately titled as A League of Extraordinarily Bad Actors.

I feel strongly inclined to the latter. The dialogue needs a lot of work in order to sound more natural. I have a low opinion of Brendan Fraser when it comes to his acting, but he's pretty good here and I was able to feel for his character. Hence, it's one of Brendan Fraser's better performances.

The first half is corny, but I like the second better which has merits that are related to cheating and prejudice. But to improve the film more, the director should've taken fifteen minutes' worth from the first half before continuing on with the rest of the show.

As for the cheating situation, I don't understand why it's been poorly handled by the teacher when he should've analyzed the test results first before making a decision. On the other side of the coin is the display of prejudice which is more powerful and can explain why Jews are usually scapegoats for people's problems.

All in all, had more attention be paid to the serious issues, School Ties would play better.

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