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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016

Steve Carr

Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Andrew Daly, Thomas Barbusca ...

4.8

555

Comedy A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian (Griffin Gluck) has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan; break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows. Rafe is a semi-introverted but fancifully imaginative youngster who already has been kicked out of two schools before his single mom (Lauren Graham) ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Leydon Variety	"[It] hits most of the predictable plot points and includes many of the archetypal characters common to this sort of youth-skewing entertainment (...) On the other hand, the movie is unexpectedly affecting"
		Peter Hartlaub SFGATE	"Whoever wrote this script had the mentality of a 12-year-old. This is not intended as an insult"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"The film’s attempts at comedy and sentimentality are equally unsuccessful, resulting in a movie that feels more like a third-rate 'Saved by the Bell' knock-off than a legitimate teen flick"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"An easily digestible and amusing portrait of youthful hijinks that should well please its target audience."
		Susan Wloszczyna rogerebert.com	"[It] is better than middling as it sidesteps the trap of simply pandering to its youthful demo with cheap laughs and silly mugging (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"It's a fun, rebellious romp that celebrates creativity and outside-the-box thinking"

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