That was an excellent one.

Best movie of this year hands down!

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Director John Singleton is trying to cram every stereotype into this portrait of an American college. Sure the student body can be divided along racial lines and racial tensions. And sure there are rapes in colleges. And hard drinking parties ... And racist security ... And lesbian experimentation. All he needs is some gay guys and he's all set.Kristy Swanson plays the co-ed who falls into some hard partying and gets raped. Although I like her, she's not a versatile actress. If I have any problems, it's Busta Rhymes. He is the biggest ridiculous stereotype in this movie. Singleton is not doing him or himself any favors. The battle between Ice Cube and Michael Rapaport does drive the story in an interesting way. But again, Singleton takes it into the most sensationalized way. This is not a subtle movie. The characters are mostly 2-dimensional. Tyra Banks makes an impassioned plea, but even that seems 2-dimensional. I guess if there are enough 2-d, Singleton hopes it adds up to 3-d.

To be fair, "Higher Learning" came out in the midst of one of the most liberal decades in the history of this country: the 1990's. Sadly, this does not excuse the blatant irresponsibility on display by writer/director John Singleton in his portrayal of both black and white college students. They remind me of characters from a film like "Not Another Teen Movie." Someone like me can watch this with a certain kind of eye and find the entertainment value in it, but to a young person or an impressionable teenager, "Higher Learning" is borderline dangerous propaganda and nothing more.The viewer is offered an entirely one-sided depiction of the racism that black people endure on a college campus, all the way up to the end. Not one campus security guard is black, they are all white and they are all racist. They even obstruct our hero in the end instead of going after the killer. It is absurd and unrealistic.The Neo-Nazi's are pathetic, mouth-breathing morons and the Black Power guys are intelligent, transcendent disciples of Huey Newton who, somehow, are still oppressed in 1995.I wouldn't say this is the WORST movie I've ever seen, but it sure is close. Only to be viewed by those with an IQ of 130 or higher and even then, just for pure comedic value.The acting is pretty good by all those involved, but the script stinks, the story is over the top ridiculous and the overall message here is not good. Anyone else notice that music in the 90's was better than now, but movies have definitely gotten better!?2 out of 10, kids.

First of all yes I'm white, so I try to tread lightly in the ever delicate subject of race... anyway... White People Hating Black people = BAD but Black People Hating White people = OK (because apparently we deserved it!!). where do i start? i wish i had something good to say about this movie aside unintended comedy scenes: the infamous scene were Ice Cube and co. get in a fight with some really big, really strong, really really angry and scary looking Neo-Nazis and win!!! the neo-Nazi where twice the size :), and the chase! the chase is priceless... This is NOT a movie about race, tolerance and understanding, it doesn't deliver... this is a racist movie that re-affirm all the cliché stereotypes, the white wimpy guy who gets manhandled by his black roommate automatically transform in a skinhead...cmon simply awful I do regret ever seeing it.Save your time and the dreadful experience of a poorly written ,poorly acted, dull and clearly biased picture, if you are into the subject, go and Rent American History X, now thats a movie

This has to be the most offensive, shameless and Clichéd movie in movie history. What was John Signleton thinking when he made this trash? Let me ask you a question dear reader. What is worse, a white woman getting raped(even though the rape scene was filmed horribly) or a African American woman being called a black bitch? Mr. Signleton seems to think that rape is not all that serious and Racist remarks towards black women are worse than rape. The characters such as they are don't seem to notice either. If the film was trying to explore racism on a college campus by using Ice-Cube and Omar Epps as some kind of victims it fails. Both of these characters come off as boobs who do nothing but whine.John Signleton does his people a dis-service with this film with its absurd character's. As far as I am concerned the biggest racist in this movie was Ice-Cube who plays some pot smoking bum who has been in college forever and lives up to the stereotype of the lazy black male.Was I suppose to feel bad for this poor black man with his foul mouth and bad attitude? No chance. Maybe this film should have been called, "Pick your Cliché" because it has it all.Neo-Nazis, Lesbians,black racists(who seem like some kind of antihero), all white people are bad, Feminists, black power and anything else you can think of. Does not sound like a college I would attend with these types of people. If a movie is going to explore racism than it had better see it from all sides because racism comes in all shapes,sizes and colors. Using a make believe college called Columbus University and stocking it with silly people who think the world owes them a favor will get no sympathy from me. The people in this film are nothing more than complaining jerks who need to shut their pie holes. Should only be viewed on MTV cause that is the only network with it's bonehead viewers that would believe this political correct nonsense.Terrible piece of work...