Review of The History Boys (2006) by Andyg. — 23 May 2007

Technically, well done, hence the 2 points. The movie itself is terrible though. The oh-so-thought-provoking aspect of it is that some (supposedly) 17-year-old students (the youngest actor actually was born in 1984, the rest between 1978-1981, and it shows) get really really inspired by their pederast teacher who can't keep his stubby fingers to himself.

Do me a favor and imagine the same story, but replace the boys with girls: A fat old guy groping girls when he gives them a lift home on his moped.. The dialogue may be witty, but with guys in their mid-20's posing as adolescents, it all seems awfully constructed and lame.

I especially despised the ending scene where all the students are told their future. It is so incredibly melodramatic that it makes you wonder how they could pull it off. This movie stinks and will bore you to pieces.

Please do yourself a favor and don't waste 109 minutes of your life on this.