Review of The Faculty (1998) by Ed C — 26 Oct 2013
One line summary: How would high school students handle the faculty being replaced by aliens?
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Odd goings-on at Herrington High in Ohio, featuring an all-star cast.
First the faculty, then most of the students, get taken over by alien parasites.
A small band of outsiders among the students manage to evade the parasites.
The local pusher discovers that one common drug kills the infested humans.
Next job, taking out the faculty, and finding the 'queen' of the parasites.
It all goes right down to the wire.
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Cinematography: 10/10 Quite good.
Sound: 10/10 No problems.
Acting: 6/10 Mostly fine, with a few exceptions: Laura Harris, and Usher Raymond come to mind. On the other hand, most of the acting was competent or better. I enjoyed Elijah Wood, Famke Janssen, Bebe Neuwirth, Piper Laurie, Clea Duval, Robert Patrick, Jordana Brewster, and Josh Hartnett.
Screenplay: 8/10 Story hangs together nicely; it's well worth watching. Some years ago, I saw this on commercial television; that version had only VHS quality and about 200 lines of dialog replaced. I found that version annoying, and would have rated it around 5/10. With better picture quality, zero commercials, and the original lines in place, the film is much better.
This review of The Faculty (1998) was written by Ed C on 26 Oct 2013.
The Faculty has generally received positive reviews.
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