An Exercise In Nonsense

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Movie night with Iris.Still stands up 25-years later, god 25-years. My teen daughter loved it, so it still speaks to a young generation.

Some of you are saying this is so far from your experience in high school while others tell what actually happened. So it didn't happen to you but it actually did happen to some people. Just because you went to high school in thIs time periods and it wasn't true to YOUR experience doesn't mean it never happened. It doesn't matter anyway I was a movie that captured parts of the culture in the 70s get over it

Texas, 1976. It is the last day of school and the High School seniors are out to haze the incoming freshmen. Superb, nostalgic, fun drama, written and directed by Richard Linklater. Captures the spirit of high school - the discoveries, the music, the parties, growing up and just having fun. It also captures the transition between being a high school student and being an adult, and all the uncertainties, new responsibilities and wonder that involves.Linklater's finely-tuned-yet-loose-feeling plot and cool dialogue are aided and abetted by a fantastic soundtrack. Linklater chose the time setting for his movie well - I can't imagine a better time to be alive, music-wise, than the mid-70s, especially if you're a teenager.Good performances by a cast that was, at the time, made up almost entirely of young unknowns. Linklater clearly could spot new, undervalued talent as many of them went on to have successful Hollywood careers: Jason London (his 3rd movie), Milla Jovovich (5th), Ben Affleck (5th), Matthew McConaughey (1st), Renee Zellweger (1st), Joey Lauren Adams (2nd), Adam Goldberg (3rd) and Parker Posey (3rd). The only movie I can think of with a bigger all-star (in retrospect) cast is Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders.

wow this is the worst movie of all time. i saw its name in comedy genre and decided to watch it.that was a mistake.it ain't a comedy. there should be a genre named NON COMEDY for movies like this.. this is so bad i couldn't believe it ended without any ending. bunch of stupid highschoolers dream walking for a day and it is supposed to be funny. i was hoping for drastic last few minutes to ignore the torture throughout the movie but they never came. i couldn't understand a word in the beginning and the situation never improved. piece of sh#t.