
An unlucky meter reader enrolls in a confidence-building class so he can win the love of the girl of his dreams. The class turns out to be something quite different when it becomes clear to the young man that his professor has his sights set on the same girl.... (Full plot summary below)
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An unlucky meter reader enrolls in a confidence-building class so he can win the love of the girl of his dreams. The class turns out to be something quite different when it becomes clear to the young man that his professor has his sights set on the same girl.
Leave your thoughts about School for Scoundrels.
| Beaumont JournalDanny MintonI'm not sure that Jon Heder is a strong enough leading man, especially for this kind of material. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseIt's too bad that Phillips fumbles for comic gimmickry when he has the makings of a rich and timely satire on poison-peddling motivational personalities. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovThoroughly worthy of Todd Phillips, and appropriate for teenagers' dollars, hard-earned or otherwise. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayJon Heder needs to either totally break away from his Napoleon Dynamite character or completely submit to it. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussEventually, implausible plot mechanics replace winning character comedy... |
| Movie MomNell MinowBetter at set-up than delivery, this is an underwritten movie with a lot of lags between laughs. |
| Portland OregonianM. E. RussellThe romance is the movie's least interesting element. But Heder's low-key, surprising charm and Thorton's gleeful wickedness at least glide the film in for a landing. You'll enjoy yourself. |
| Denver Rocky Mountain NewsRobert DenersteinCruelty, of course, can be a valid basis for comedy, and comedies also can survive a lot of mistakes. Falling flat, however, isn't one of them. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerPerfectly cast, but too mean spirited for me. |
| Village VoiceRobert WilonskyDr. P (Billy Bob Thornton) is a classy, cool brand of vile--the demented drill sergeant in a designer suit. And Heder, cast in the role of the invisible man, is fine too. The movie wouldn't work without someone as nondescript as Heder. |