Rushmore

Pros: Funny, with strong performances and detail
Cons: Gets too mean-spirited at times

We all remember the students at our schools who vowed to make a difference. They got involved in as many activities as possible, and were more visible than most teachers. We either loved these students or hated them. On the outside, they exuded...

Pros: Anderson's Direction, Script, Music, Look, Production, & Cast including Williams, Schwartzman, & Murray.
Cons: None.

After the cult success of his 1995 film debut Bottle Rocket, a quirky offbeat caper comedy. Director Wes Anderson was embarking on a promising film career after winning the 1996 Best New Filmmaker award at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards despite its ...

Pros: Provides the heartiest laughs and the most honest tears of any movie I know
Cons: Some people, and I pit them truly, just don't get the subtle humour

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"Rushmore", for me, is 'it'. Indescribable, indefinable. The be-all and end-all of movies. Potissimus membrana*. It has...

Pros: Effective subtle humor, good music, acting, and script
Cons: Somewhat uneven

Wes Anderson is easily one of the most talented modern day directors and writers. I loved his last two films and now just viewed his second film Rushmore. I didn’t like it as much as his later two films to my disappointment but it is still a good ...

Pros: First two acts are great.
Cons: But the last act can't meet them.

Wes Anderson's Rushmore is yet another film that contains the potential for perfection and somehow, strangely and slowly, manages to weaken its grip on the viewer over the course of "93 min." Nonetheless, its undeniably ingenious opening works ...

Pros: Very funny without being stupid, with great acting and direction by Wes Anderson.
Cons: Not quite as amazing as ROYAL TENENBAUMS, but both are masterpieces so it's all academic.

Note: the following review was originally written in February 1999 for my now-defunct AOL site. In second grade, I would put on plays in my class. They weren't much, to be sure. They usually entailed checking a book out of the library, then ...

Pros: Great Soundtrack
Cons: Not So Great Ending

This is a weird and touching, yet funny movie starring Jason Schwartzman (son of Talia Shire, cousin of Nickolas Cage and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola).

He plays Max Fischer. Max is an odd boy who goes to a private school called Rushmore....

Pros: A masterpiece of satire; great performances; witty screenplay; unforgettable music
Cons: None

If Wes Anderson's Rushmore isn't black comedy, it at least has a healthy tan. In an era when bodily functions are too often mistaken for humor, it's a great joy to encounter a film that draws inspiration from the ordinary and mundane, then turns...

Pros: Funny, Quirky, Intense characters, Decent acting
Cons: Some pacing issues, Light on DVD bonus features

Sometimes, one of the nice things about encountering the works of an artist in any medium later than their initial offerings is that it gives one perspective when going back to look at their earlier works. As someone who found an appreciation for the ...

Pros: Funny, touching, and in a world all its own...yet, knowable
Cons: Some who like everything handed to them may think it's boring or, gasp, stupid.

My college roommate and I were heading off to see separate films one night. Both of the films were set in high school, which meant, obviously, they were teen flicks. He went to see “She’s All That” and I saw “Rushmore”. I don’t want to speak for him...

Pros: Ruthlessly funny and surprisingly human
Cons: The protagonist is kind of obnoxious

In those dark six months before Epinions was launched and life suddenly had beauty again, I stopped writing movie reviews. I was too wrapped up in superficial things like social interaction, getting wasted and making sure I graduated college on time....

Pros: brilliant, funny
Cons: none

Jason Schwartzman is Max Fischer, a sophomore at Rushmore Academy. He participates in every extracurricular activity in school, from theater(he writes his own plays) to fencing to beekeeping. He's failing all his classes, though, and is put on 'sudden...

Pros: Great cast, terrific soundtrack, cute movie
Cons: None

I happened upon Rushmore one night when staying up too late watching whatever happened to be on the digital cable (I mean, with 200+ channels, there has to be something good on, right?). Luckily, this was one of those rare nights when there was something...

Pros: An eclectic, heartwarming story about growing up.
Cons: The film may be too subtle for a mainstream audience.

Watching this movie hurt almost as much as growing up, and I loved every minute of it.

You're heard of "Chick movies?" Well, this is a Guy movie. Not a brainless action flick or infantile comedy. This is a movie about men -- a movie about the...

Pros: Charming, heart-warming comedy about first love
Cons: Tries to be a satire, but it doesn't quite succeed on that level

"Rushmore" is a movie about nerds made by a nerd whose first film was elevated to cult status by nerds all across the country. The director is Wes Anderson and his first film "Bottle Rocket" was a huge hit on the indie circuit and it...