The School for Good and Evil

PG-13

2022

2h 29m

Drama

Action

Fantasy

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In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a lover of fairy tales, dreams of escaping her ordinary village life, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic, has the makings of a real witch. Then one night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil -- where the true story of every great fairy tale begins. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamourous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the sunny and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). As if navigating classes with the offspring of Cinderella, Captain Hook, and the dashing son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn't hard enough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love's kiss can change the rules and send the girls to their rightful school. But when a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) with mysterious ties to Sophie reemerges and threatens to destroy the school and the rulebook entirely -- the only way to a happy ending is to survive the fairytale first.

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Critics Consensus

The cast is game and the visuals are dazzling, but a deeply derivative narrative means The School for Good and Evil flunks on the storytelling front.

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Audience Says

The School for Good and Evil stumbles after a solid start -- and fans of the books may be annoyed by some changes -- but the star-studded cast will keep you watching.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

The movie really is star-studded, but it has almost no momentum.

Oct 24, 2022

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It’s too nakedly derivative and too crudely assembled (Feig is hardly a visual stylist). Yet the central conceit is consistently compelling...

Rated: 3/5

Oct 21, 2022

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

An exhaustingly long, overstuffed movie that probably would’ve worked better as a TV series.

Oct 21, 2022

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Olivia Truffant-Wong

Refinery29

In the end, The School for Good and Evil speaks to a modern audience’s desire for complexity, even in beloved fairy tales.

Feb 16, 2023

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Two and a half hours of tedium...but Theron and Washington vamp this monstrosity up and almost never let on that they know this project didn’t really work out.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 11, 2023

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Lindsay Press

Culturess

The movie lacks a severe amount of world-building, character development, and follow-through.

Nov 15, 2022

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Gail B

If you can make it through the first hour, it does have its moments. Maybe not enough of them.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Guy M

The movie started off a little hard to understand. They had to fit in a lot of backstory as i kept watching it began to get more interesting. Still they could have done a lot more with the materials they were given. The visuals and acting were very impressive. The story felt very rushed and rough around the edges.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Kaelan H

It stayed true to the plot but it took out a couple of details and fact included in the book. The major differences were the trial by tale and they took out the circus of talents. In all, this is an amazing movie that I enjoyed.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Erin H

READ THE SERIES. Please, before you judge the books by the movie, READ THE SERIES. It is SO much better, and there's no pedophillia in the books, unlike the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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Da B

It's very cliche, tries to hard to be cool, the sound track is terrible, the characters unimaginative and predictable. Knew the whole story 10 minutes. The story isn't bad even if it isn't the most original. That's the only reason it's not a one star.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Ffion R

It was such a good movie. The plot was amazing as well as the acting from the whole cast

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a lover of fairy tales, dreams of escaping her ordinary village life, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic, has the makings of a real witch. Then one night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil -- where the true story of every great fairy tale begins. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamourous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the sunny and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). As if navigating classes with the offspring of Cinderella, Captain Hook, and the dashing son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn't hard enough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love's kiss can change the rules and send the girls to their rightful school. But when a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) with mysterious ties to Sophie reemerges and threatens to destroy the school and the rulebook entirely -- the only way to a happy ending is to survive the fairytale first.

Director: Paul Feig
Producer: Paul Feig, Laura Fischer, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth, Jane Startz
Screenwriter: David Magee, Soman Chainani
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Roth Films, Feigco Entertainment, Netflix, Jane Startz Productions, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2022
Runtime: 2h 29m

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