
Six teenagers from diverse backgrounds - among them the school's star basketball player - conspire to break into a SAT testing center to steal the answers in hope of acing their exam. They ultimately realize that the answer to their problems and the key to their happiness may not lie in achieving a perfect score.... (Full plot summary below)
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Six teenagers from diverse backgrounds - among them the school's star basketball player - conspire to break into a SAT testing center to steal the answers in hope of acing their exam. They ultimately realize that the answer to their problems and the key to their happiness may not lie in achieving a perfect score.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie, which strains to be hip in a faux-1985 beat-the-system way, takes such a light view of cheating that it has the ironic effect of rendering the heist that follows utterly innocuous. |
| Houston ChronicleEric HarrisonAlmost nothing about this MTV production, a heist movie about standardized testing, works. |
| Chicago TribuneAllison BenediktIn addition to being a good-looking movie with a pumping Foo Fighters anthem, "Score" is actually a philosophical argument against our culture of tests. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA perfect bore that flunks every cinematic test. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussPresents itself as the first SAT protest film... but predictably becomes a toothless pep rally for business as usual... |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[K]inda boring, with occasional moments of ludicrousness, and a few instances -- surprisingly -- of lucid social commentary. |
| culturevulture.netLeslie KatzWatching it is certainly less engaging than actually taking the SAT. |
| Dallas Morning NewsMatt WeitzThe acting isn't that great, despite good performances from Ms. Johansson and Mr. Nam. |
| IGN MoviesSpence D.Believe it or not, The Perfect Score is a surprisingly smart, keen, and fun little high school caper film. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMelinda EnnisDespite the serious subject matter, director Brian Robbins can't decide whether this is a drama, a satire or an American Pie-style teen spoof, and the film dissolves into a shapeless, weightless mass. |