Review of One Eight Seven (1997) by John Hartl for The Seattle Times — 09 Dec 2004
Though positioned as a glum expose of America's violent schools (a cause for hand-wringing at least as far back as 1955's The Blackboard Jungle), the story is overwhelmed by the throbbing score, music-video aesthetic (New York scenes are shot in cold blues and grays, while the L.
A. sequences are a hazy, burnt-out yellow) and the exotic, colorful psychos who rule Garfield's classroom: It's a New York Times editorial by way of CLASS OF 1984.
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This review of One Eight Seven (1997) was written by John Hartl and published by The Seattle Times on 09 Dec 2004.
One Eight Seven has generally received positive reviews.
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