This is a bewildering mixture of fairly accomplished storytelling, awkward contrivances in the script, and lies in the overall conception so egregious they undercut any pretensions the film might have to social seriousness. Jonathan Rosenbaum,Chicago Reader
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05/20/2003 @ 12:00 AM
School Ties has a leafy, genteel look that is somehow less than convincing, perhaps because the hairdos are too tidy and the resemblances to other prep-school stories too clear. Janet Maslin,New York Times
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01/01/2000 @ 12:00 AM
There's a dramatic imbalance to Dick Wolf and Darryl Ponicsan's screenplay. Jeanne Cooper,Washington Post
Director Robert Mandel, best known for the flashy techno-thriller F/X, brings a surprisingly sensitive touch to this earnest story of intolerance. Rita Kempley,Washington Post