
A boy from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, caught up in the drug scene of the mid-70s, gets in trouble one too many times with the law. To stave off a jail term, his father arranges for him to be placed into a prep school in Cornwall, Connecticut. The terms: Graduate, or else.... (Full plot summary below)
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A boy from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, caught up in the drug scene of the mid-70s, gets in trouble one too many times with the law. To stave off a jail term, his father arranges for him to be placed into a prep school in Cornwall, Connecticut. The terms: Graduate, or else.
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| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottBaldwin is so good he deserves a Farrelly Oscar. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinEminently likable...a splendid performance from Alec Baldwin in a far cry from his usual roles. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekWonderful...It's funny and offbeat, sometimes raucous, but it still manages to come at you in gentle layers. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrIt's much closer to a European film in sensibility than to one of Hollywood's factory products. |
| Film.comErnest HardyEntertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasCorrente's gift for evoking the lives of blue-collar men that made his debut film, "Federal Hill," so appealing blends perfectly with the antic sensibility of the Farrellys. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackEverything comes up forced and predictable in the nostalgic overload of bongs, Top 40 rock and boys' bluster about sex. |
| Baltimore SunAnn HornadayPossesses memorable portrayals of thoroughly original characters and draws a beguilingly bleak portrait of its Rhode Island settings. |
| Chicago TribuneMarc CaroLike Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused," Outside Providence reminisces vividly, recalling the era fondly but not with too much sugar. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaDespite its familiar formula, feels fresh. |