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Lower Learning
Anchor Bay Entertainment

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5.6 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: R for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug content

Starring Eva Longoria, Jason Biggs, Rob Corddry, Will Sasso, Ed Helms, Kyle Gass, and Monica Potter

Welcome to Geraldine Ferraro Elementary, where the teachers are drunk, lazy or psychotic, every child has been left behind, and burned-out Vice Principal Tom Willoman is barely holding on. But when totally hot district inspector Rebecca Seabrook arrives to shut down the school, she and Tom hatch a plan to take back the classrooms from insanely corrupt Principal Billings. What tragedy in Willoman’s past has turned him into a complete wuss? When are Nyquil shots and boxing matches considered proper teaching tools? How much damage can be inflicted by a bunch of pissed-off 2nd graders? (Anchor Bay Entertainment)


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WRITTEN BY: Mark Lafferty
Shahin Chandrasoma
 
DIRECTED BY: Mark Lafferty  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: December 2, 2008 
Theatrical: October 10, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

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10
Variety Peter Debruge
Too raunchy for kids, too sophomoric for adults, this underachiever comedy targets the narrow demographic of disgruntled educators.
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0
LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
Mostly, Lafferty is all about expletives and sexual innuendo of the frankest kind, some of it so raunchy (and unfunny) as to make one wonder if the parents of the film's many child actors bothered to read the script.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Travis B. gave it a1:
Terrible, boring, even the intended humor was obvious and stupid. I was hoping for an "Office Space" style flick but turned it off after 30 minutes. It's nothing more than a collage of juvenile humor -- possibly entertaining for 4th grade boys, but I think even they'd exhaust from the lack of engaging plot.

Logan H. gave it an8:
Know what happens to the bad kids?.....They get detention....lol love it.

Renee R. gave it a2:
I don't know what movie these other users watched, but this movie was terrible. Not stupid funny just stupid.

Jay H. gave it a2:
Tasteless, incredibly bad an offensive so-called comedy. The cast does a lousy job. It's predictable, badly directed and I am amazed it was ever made.

John F. gave it an8:
I saw this movie opening night and I have to say I didn't know what to expect. It was funny, crass, and highly entertaining.

Kyle S. gave it a9:
Really, really wrong but funny as hell.

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