
A young boy becomes fascinated with the persona of his dead grandmother and is sent to an isolated boarding school for misfits run by a mysterious headmaster and his wife.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young boy becomes fascinated with the persona of his dead grandmother and is sent to an isolated boarding school for misfits run by a mysterious headmaster and his wife.
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| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAs horror movies go, Boarding School is worth seeing simply because it’s different. Not weird, off-the-wall different like mother! or Hereditary, but different in a good way. |
| The LensAndrew WyattBoarding School often feels as if it's trying to cram too many concepts into a narrative container that is too conventional and constrictive to accommodate them all. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThrill-seekers should be warned that this is more a surreal, nightmarish and occasionally sexually explicit trip into an adolescent’s psyche than a spook show. Yakin uses genre packaging for an intense, personal film, which many viewers may find discomfiting — if only because it’s so hard to classify. |
| Film InquiryStephanie ArcherBoarding School is not without its flaws, but its meanings and representations dive deeper than the typical thrillers that have come before it. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonMore predictable than compelling, this psychological thriller nevertheless contains some inspired and even thoughtful moments amid the familiarity. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWriter-director Boaz Yakin, who has directed everything from veteran movie stars to canine thesps in his career, has a harder time with child actors, eliciting performances that are uneven enough to attract attention to the script's weaker aspects. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyBoarding School includes an odd mix of narrative elements within a classically Grimm child-endangerment scenario that would work best played as a modern fairy tale. Yet Yakin chooses to pace the film more slowly as a serious drama, which keeps the suspense from building real momentum and exacerbates the script’s implausibilities. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenBoarding School has some edge by being told from a child’s perspective, even though it's not for kids. A lot of great directors have told this kind of story, and while Guillermo Del Toro might be the most popular living one to do it, it’s Louis Malle that comes to mind. |
| User ReviewNilufer EIgnore the critics who only ever like what they want to like. Watch this movie and you won't be disappointed, although you might find yourself asking "what exactly is this?" Part grand guignol horror, part black comedy, this is mostly about society deals with differences. Builds to a savage ending you won't see coming. Pure originality. |
| User Reviewnoel lI really loved this film. Coming of age horror for the ages!!! |