
Levi Collins is set to go to the local University on a tennis scholarship, but he forgot to tell his parents one thing - he didn't graduate. As a result, he must take summer school before his mom and dad discover he's failed senior science. At school, Levi falls in love with his classmate, Katie, and learns that he has to make a choice between playing tennis and receiving a proper education. General Education is a quirky comedy about a family learning to grow together.... (Full plot summary below)
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Levi Collins is set to go to the local University on a tennis scholarship, but he forgot to tell his parents one thing - he didn't graduate. As a result, he must take summer school before his mom and dad discover he's failed senior science. At school, Levi falls in love with his classmate, Katie, and learns that he has to make a choice between playing tennis and receiving a proper education. General Education is a quirky comedy about a family learning to grow together.
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| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceA technically impressive tapioca of a movie, this bland indie seriocomedy may serve as an early springboard for a couple of talented young actors, but little else. |
| indieWireSerena DonadoniWhat screenwriters [Tom] Morris, Elliot Feld and Jaz Kalkat fail to build is dramatic tension: affable, extremely self-involved Levi easily skates around all obstacles. |
| Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghGeneral Education is kind of like a science-fair project slapped together at the last minute -- a sad, withered potato pierced with copper wires, rotting on the counter next to a resplendent baking-soda volcano. You can't help but feel a little sorry for the poor spud. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerAmong the problems with the humorless comedy General Education is that the lead character's sister is more interesting than he is, and she spends much of her screen time as a mute mime. |
| New York PostLou LumenickWavers between extreme silliness and unbearable earnestness. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comCary DarlingIf given the choice between going to class and seeing the high-school comedy General Education, go with school. |
| The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreThe film owes a lot to "Napoleon Dynamite," though it could have borrowed more of the underlying sweetness of Jared Hess' film, and less of other things, like its eyebrow-raising treatment of race. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAs generic and forgettable as its title, this half-hearted attempt at a teen comedy feels like a term paper you might buy online: poorly written and cribbed from a million other sources. |
| Paste MagazineChristine N. ZiembaUnfortunately, in General Education, even tried-and-true formulas fall flat thanks to the lack of several key elements-good dialogue, fully developed characters and a satisfying story. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerToo derivative to be amusing and too earnest to be parodic, it assumes the form of countless other teen comedies minus any wit or drama. |