School Daze 1988 Watch Free in HD

Set at historically black Mission College, the movie depicts the confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the opponent.

Genre:

Comedy, Musical, Drama

Actors:

Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Ellen Holly, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Bill Nunn, James Bond III, Branford Marsalis, ...»

Director:

Spike Lee

Country:

United States

Release:

1988

IMDb:

6.1

Quality:

Duration:

121 min

Washington Post

Spike Lee had something in mind while he shot School Daze, his follow-up to the cult hit She's Gotta Have It. Unfortunately it's still lodged behind his cranium.

January 01, 2000

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Slant Magazine

The film's central argument is that black matriculation is undercut by internal divisions.

February 13, 2005

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LarsenOnFilm

Skin tone is crucial to understanding School Daze's brazenness as a major-studio film.

September 07, 2015

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New York Times

For every tough-minded confrontation between the different student factions, School Daze is apt to offer a love scene less than vital to the plot, or an overlong musical scene whose effect is that of treading water.

May 20, 2003

EmanuelLevy.Com

The film's political issues are far more interesting than its artistic attributes--this messy picture feels as if Spike Lee is just incidentally interested in what makes musical movies work

November 29, 2006

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United Press International

Everything about School Daze is frantic, and the energy is addictive.

November 08, 2016

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Film4

Some of the issues get lost in the mix, but strong performances by Lee and Fishburne make this a watchable and thought-provoking venture.

September 23, 2008

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Washington Post

School Daze, with its pompous patchwork plot, is an arrogant, humorless, sexist mess.

January 01, 2000

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Chicago Sun-Times

Although the film has big structural problems and leaves a lot of loose ends, there was never a moment when it didn't absorb me.

January 01, 2000

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Capital Times (Madison, WI)

An uneven but probably necessary stepping stone between "She's Gotta Have It" and "Do The Right Thing"

June 07, 2004

TV Guide

A shapeless mess that falls far short of the high expectations created by Lee's first feature.

September 23, 2008

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Time Out

Lee has a small, intimate talent; here, he goes for the big podium and blows it.

June 24, 2006

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