Speech & Debate

  • 2017


MOVIE IS copious unfocused preposterous regional ebullient
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Positive Reviews 3
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Average Rating 2.3/5
copious unfocused preposterous regional ebullient

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3.0
It takes these issues on with a fearlessness not seen since perhaps the John Hughes teen movies of the 80s. Common Sense Media
2.5
Once a darkly comic romp centered around outing a pedophile teacher, this adaptation has been shorn of its sharpest edges, leaving a largely unfocused .. Variety
1.5
The films stage origins, and a cameo appearance by Lin Manuel Miranda, may be of interest to theater buffs, but everyone else will be left wondering w .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
A later scene involving a preposterous musical number staged in front of the school board is supposed to be the climax but was probably funnier onstag .. The New York Times
3.5
But when they crash and burn at a regional speech and debate competition, Diwata (named after a mythological Filipino deity), Howie and Solomon must f ..
3.0
For all the laughs and poignancy, though, there are copious moments of clumsy filmmaking. The Young Folks
1.0
Even Diwatas ebullient musical interludes cant lift this depressing vehicle from its morass. Village Voice
2.0
Three high school students are brought together by a series of mishaps. Blu Ray
2.5
That said, Speech & Debates natural niche is in high school civics classes: Its inoffensive, strikes all the conventional notes and manages to tackle .. Film Journal
2.5
It aids in the films attempt to illustrate that talent isnt enough without ideas, and (in the context of a debating competition) that ideas are not en .. Eye For Film



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