The Skulls

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Asecret S "The Skulls,' where every twist and turn feels like a snake shedding its skin to reveal its veins. It's a world where 'if it's secret and elite, it can't be good,' yet somehow, you can't help but be drawn into the intrigue. As the story unfolds, you're reminded that 'our rules supersede those of the outside world,' plunging you deeper into a clandestine realm where anything is possible. My numerous viewings have led me to suspect that the level of cheesiness may be responsible for my lactose intolerance. But hey, that's part of its charm! So grab your popcorn and prepare to be whisked away on a wild ride with 'The Skulls' – because sometimes, embracing the absurd is the only way to truly enjoy a movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Delaine H I enjoyed this movie. It did not have the best plot, but the acting was good and it was enjoyable to watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/03/23 Full Review Freek V The Skulls was one of the most predictable and bland movies I have seen in a while. My expectations were already quite low but this is bland terrific Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/29/23 Full Review Steve D The script is passable but the two stars aren't good enough to make it work. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Sure, it's set in Yale, but that's Toronto, but otherwise, this is about the Skulls and Bones Society but they're called the Skulls. Far be it from me to say it's disinformation, but writer John Pogue (U.S. Marshalls, Rollerball and the just finished under the radar reimagining of Eraser; he also made Quarantine 2: Terminal and Deep Blue Sea 3) went to Yale, so either he knows something or he just lucked into three movies out of this idea. Lucas John "Luke" McNamara  (Joshua Jackson) grew up an orphan on the wrong side of the tracks but he still made into Yale on a rowing scholarship which is totally a thing. His only friends are his girlfriend Chloe (Leslie Bibb) and his friend Will (Hill Harper), yet he's still invited to join one of Yale's secret societies, the titular Skulls, and made a soulmate with Caleb Mandrake (Paul Walker), a legacy whose father Judge Litten Mandrake (Craig T. Nelson) is still very involved in Skulls business, along with Senator Ames Levritt (William Petersen) and provost Martin Lombard (Christopher McDonald, who is, always, Shooter McGavin). As you can imagine, the Skulls are so connected that they run the cops, the courts, the government, pretty much anywhere rich people are. They kill Will when he gets too close to exposing their secrets and is killed, which pits Skull brother against Skull brother, Skull father against Skull son and Skull boyfriend against non-Skull girlfriend. Director Rob Cohen didn't go to Yale, but he did go to Harvard and Amherst. He followed this movie up with The Fast and the Furious and XXX, so maybe he did have something to do with that whole secret society making its members wealthy thing. Then again, he followed those up with Stealth and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, so maybe he wasn't in all that tight. Also, if you ever saw the 1970 TV movie The Brotherhood of the Bell, you may have already seen this movie. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie was cut from the cloth of most of the young adult movies of this time. Great cast, interesting story but it fell flat. That movie deserved a better ending than it got. It was like they ran out of time and let him row off to meet his lady. But we really have no idea what happens to him or Caleb or anyone other than the presumption the character played by Coach has his career end for being a narcissist psycho. It should have ended better. I want to go peruse a fan fiction site to see if anyone has a better ending… William Petersen needs more characters with southern accents. He has a good one! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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