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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversUproarious and unexpectedly biting.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceDr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) is a classy, cool brand of vile--the demented drill sergeant in a designer suit. And Heder, cast in the role of the invisible man, is fine too. The movie wouldn't work without someone as nondescript as Heder.
- 58The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAs usual, Thornton remains fully committed to the performance. Viewers could make a game of scanning his face for even the slightest hint of warmth. By the end of the film, that may be the surest source of entertainment.
- 50VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerPicture seemed certain to either fly high on outrageous humor or crash under the weight of tastelessness. Instead, the movie just sits there and never comes alive.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAn inert and muddled mash-up of romantic comedy and theater of stupid cruelty.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumDirector Todd Phillips tries for the kind of frat slaphappiness he applied so successfully to "Old School," but these boys are less scoundrels than individual salesmen for the brands of Heder and Thornton.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyThis crass remake of the 1960 Robert Hamer film is kept alive for a while by director Todd Phillips (Old School), but ultimately succumbs to its weak script and hopeless typecasting.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerBen Stiller provides a jolt of personality as a past victim who rouses himself from exile, but otherwise Todd Phillips' fitfully funny script never delivers the crude creativity or the raw energy that feeds this genre of proudly crass male-centric comedies.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThis ultimately disappointing comedy starts reasonably strong, delivers a few good laughs, then rolls over and plays dead.
- 30Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleSchool for Scoundrels varies between taking itself seriously and not, leaving the viewer alternately confused and disappointed.