Review of School for Scoundrels (2006) by Adam R — 06 Nov 2013

Nice premise and some truly funny moments. But the execution was lame, the casting was sub par and whole thing ended up being a mess.

This review of School for Scoundrels (2006) was written by Adam R on 06 Nov 2013.

School for Scoundrels has generally received mixed reviews.

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