Clevercell Very disappointing...

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

petreusdavid It was a great and beautiful film, a bit sad, but it reminds me of the time when I was in middle school, it was not the worst years of my life, but the movie shows everything that's going on in middle school.

fashionred Amazing movie. Great soundtrack, jokes and staging. This movie would be great by itself but living up to a book that it doesn't follow the backstory of is what lets it down.Leo, Rafes brother, was Rafes twin and died when they were born. Georgia was adopted after Leo had passed. Georgia has blond hair and a hip deformation. They neglected other parts of not only the title book but "My brother is a big fat liar" as well.Still a great movie regardless but it was really a let down.

jfgibson73 Middle School feels like a movie that started out as something made for adults--it doesn't feel too different from an episode of Eastbound and Down--and then reworked for kids. It's too well done to be aimed at a tween audience who are known for showing up for movies regardless of the effort put into their making. It's smartly written and has perfect comic timing, with a few performances putting it just over the top. The bits of drama make the comedy feel even more earned, and the animation doesn't tire me as much as it usually would. My biggest problem is that they staged a climactic chase scene that has no point whatsoever; also, I would have liked a more apropos comeuppance for the Carl character. His storyline was one of the most entertaining parts of the film.

david-sarkies I'm really not all that sure why I watched this – basically it is a kid's version of Ferris Bueler's Day Out, and it wasn't even that good. Okay, maybe it had something to do with the protagonist wanting to get one up on the principle, particularly since the principle is one of those principles that wants to run his school like a concentration camp. The other thing is that here in Australia we really don't have Middle School, well yes and no – but not really like what they have in the United States. However, I wanted to get out of the house, and this was the only movie that I hadn't seen, so I decided to give it a shot.Well, it turned out to be pretty shocking, but then again I probably was looking for a movie to give a low rating to. Also, being stuck in a cinema full of kids, and being the only adult there without any kids in tow, does sort of make me feel like the odd one out. However, I guess it had something to do with the Ferris Beuler's element that initially attracted me to it, and also that there was nothing else on. However the film was predictable, especially when this kid pops up that looks a lot like our protagonist, I pretty quickly worked out that he was imaginary. As for the step father – well, he was shocking, and incredibly stereotypical as well. Mind you the whole horrible stepmom, stepdad, sort of creates this image of the single guy without any kids marrying a single mom – you are basically going to expect the kids to hate you because that is what they are being fed (and I have seen it happen).Anyway, the film involves our protagonist starting a new school to discover that the principle, as I mentioned, is running it like a prison. He is stuck in the remedial class, which are full of the never-do-wells. However, the principle has also this standardised test coming up, and he wants his school to ace it as well. However, as it turns out, our protagonist wants to teach the principle a lesson, and goes out of his way to break as many rules as possible, without actually getting caught. In the end, as we can probably work out, we know who's going to win in the end – it's a no brainer.