The Canadian teen comedy Hatley High sends up high school sports rituals by placing a most unlikely competitive game at the center of its story: that of chess. Tommy (Nicholas Wright) is a new arrival in his parents' hometown of Hatley, whose mother recently died. He discovers, after the fact, that his mom was once a chess pro and thus a legend in the community. Tommy's chess-fixated peers accept him almost instantly, inferring that he must have inherited his dear mother's skills, but in time Tommy carves out a niche for himself independently of his mom's legacy, and strikes up an enduring romance with Hyacinthe (Rachelle Lefevre) a "chess cheerleader." Two fictional British filmmakers "frame" the tale by filming it for a documentary that they are producing, and thus provide witty, ongoing narration.
Hatley High has generally received mixed reviews.
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Hatley High was released in 2003 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving Hatley High (2003) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 20%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Hatley High than critics were.
With a score of 59%, Hatley High is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like S.W.A.T., Uptown Girls and Wonderland.
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