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List Price: $5.98 | | Label: Screen Media
Salesrank: 17300
Released: January 3, 2006 |
| Our Price: $3.59 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Ryan Reynolds lights up the screen as the charismatic and hip Mr. D, a teacher whose lessons extend far beyond the classroom. A heartwarming tale of learning to appreciate every moment we're given, School of Life, is a funny and touching story about life in school, but more importantly, the human spirit.
School of Life Reviews:
Cute 
2008-09-30 - This is a very cute and funny movie. I really liked how you could take the ideas and relate them to teaching as well - i have family in the business.
My New Favorite movie... 
2007-04-18 - I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Even though it may predictable, as some reviewers have said, I love movies that cause me to think about my mortality and remind me to not take it or people around me for granted. That's what "School of Life" does for me. If you want a movie that has corny humor and depth then you'll enjoy this movie also.
"School of Life" is Charming, Witty, and Fun overall.
2007-04-15 - I had to say, I bought the movie for Ryan Reynolds; I love his work, and have seen some of his older things and quite enjoyed them. That being said, I didn't expect this level of depth from either Renolds's character or the movie in general, but you get more than you pay for. I loved it, and would suggest that everyone watch, and most will enjoy, this film.
-gary
School of Predictability 
2007-03-06 - Ryan Reynolds plays a smarmy, crowd pleasing new teacher who immediately bonds with all the angelic waifs in this fairytale of a school. He wins them over by being their buddy, finds the time (and money) to kit himself out as an indian chief, and even re-inacts a civil war in the playground (complete with black powder rifles). His destiny is clear from the moment he blurts out, "How much time do we have? Not much...". David Paymer is the comic relief, all that's missing is the floppy shoes and clown makeup. There is also the usual puppy love sub-plot with the not so awful young actor Andrew Robb, just a shame that the plot has nowhere to go.
The entire film reeks of trite, moralistic falseness. If this were just a comedy then it wouldn't matter how silly it was (accounting for your tastes), but it tries to aim too high and preach to us the meaning of life. I'm guessing this was targeted at younger audiences by the studio, but give the kids some credit, they can spot a stinker a mile away. We just need more people to be bothered leaving honest reviews (not just the fans) to lower the feedback to a realistic score, so people don't get suckered into buying such drivel.
If you want truly decent teacher/student heartwarming stories (without the schmaltz), try "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (the remake is good too), or "Mr Holland's Opus". For some good escapist fun I'd also recommend "School of Rock".
I can't believe what they're saying... 
2007-01-20 - I didn't think this movie was even worth commenting on, but after reading all the people that have been praising it, I just couldn't let it slide. Actually, I don't expect any good or bad votes on this comment because I don't think anyone knows this movie exist, which is probably not a bad thing. It went straight to DVD and sold for a couple bucks (not a good sign). My brother brought this movie over while we were with some friends. We have always had good movie experiences with Ryan Reynolds so we thought we would give it a shot. That was a mistake. Well, Reynolds had some funny moments that actually saved the movie from getting a one star ("I love bowling"). But my brother was able to predict the entire movie (in detail) within the first 10 minutes. I have never seen that done before! Honestly I don't see what genre this movie fits in with. It's cheesy enough to be played on the Disney channel, but there are some bad words tossed in that make it JUST too inappropriate for little kids. We sat through the entire movie just to see how bad it could get, and we were not disappointed. I guess it's a comedy because the acting was funnier than the jokes. Man, that was harsh.
