School for Scoundrels Unrated Full Screen (2006)

Let this Bomb Lie and Get the Original

This is a god-awful remake of a brilliantly funny British comedy from 1960 of the same name School for Scoundrels starring the hilariously subtle Alastair Simm as the professor. Simm as "Potter" guides his students through the art of "one-upsmanship" by subtly undermining them, making them ill at ease, and feeling inadequate while maintaining the demeanor and guise of being a perfect gentleman at all times. Billy Bob's mean, paint-balling, yelling jackass Bad Santa rehash just doesn't compare . . . Please, check out the original-- don't waste your time on this Dog!!!!! June 19, 2008

whoever wrote this movie, needs to take Dr. P's class !

The concept has been rehashed, Anger Management and a bit of Fight Club references, with a little Hitch added to it.
But the story so silly and dumb, its a complete waste of Thornton's talent and its good that Ben Stiller's cameo appears to give this movie some needed lift.
Very Average movie, a rental at best (only if there's no other option) May 9, 2008

Not bad

School For Scoundrels is no classic but in places it is absolutely hilarious. Jon Heder and Billy Bob Thornton hold the film together as the supporting cast don't really get too many decent lines (apart from the Moby lookalike). It's not that clever, but the humour is quite edgy and there are a few decent twists. Good Friday night entertainment. April 7, 2008

funny goofy movie

i liked this movie. it had funny parts and good cameos. i enjoy billy bob thornton, he cracks me up. jon heder is funny too. if your looking for a silly and funny movie than you should rent this. its not the best comedy but for a pg-13 movie its pretty funny and will keep you entertained. March 12, 2008

It's Hitch with more laughs

School for Scoundrels (Unrated Widescreen Edition) is Hitch (Widescreen Edition) for guys, more laughs and less romance. The premise is an underground school intended to turn insecure men who never catch a break (many would call them losers) into confidant, successful people. The school is run by Billy Bob Thorton, who charges $5,000 for the class and takes pleasure in challenging the strongest student in a class of weak men. The lead is Napoleon Dynamite, a parking enforcement agent who sometimes pays violators' tickets out of pocket if they get the least bit confrontational. Also in the class is a man pushed around by his wife and a 30 year old living in his mom's basement. Michael Clark Duncan assists Thorton in various challenges intended to turn the class into men.

I passed on seeing this in theaters because the preview looked awful. It was a surprisingly funny if unlikely story about the underdogs of the world. There's a happy ending, and a more mature comedy than you would find in an American Pie - Unrated (Widescreen Collector's Edition). The film is probably not appropriate for children under 13, but should be fine for most everyone else who enjoys decent, breezy comedy. February 18, 2008

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