Manipulative

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2002)

This movie knows what it wants to say, but it doesn't say it very well. Instead of resolving issues fairly, it relies on tired cliches and shortcuts. Take the scene at the end where one character rats out the Robin Williams character and then tries to explain himself to his classmates. One of the boys hits him. The scene is so implausible that the movie almost caves in. This movie's heart is in the right place, but it's brain isn't.