The School for Good and Evil
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Stars: Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Peter Serafinowicz, Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, Earl Cave, Rachel Bloom, Mark Heap, Patti LuPone, Freya Parks, Demi Isaac Oviawe, Kaitlyn Akinpelumi, Briony Scarlett, Cate Blanchett, Joelle, Ali Khan, Rob Delaney, Liam Woon, Stephanie Siadatan, Adam Ray, Olivia Booth-Ford, Emma Lau, Chinenye Ezeudu, Harvey Scrimshaw, Misha Butler, John Macdonald, Shanti Deen-Ellis, Ben Aycrigg
- Director: Paul Feig
Comments
- jessbythebay7123 - 4 January 2023
IMDB users are right, but needlessly harsh
The issues that others had with various aspects of this film seem legitimate, but I went in with much lower expectations and actually enjoyed the film for the most part, though I was a bit disappointed with the ending that felt rushed. Having never read the source material or watched the trailer, I wasn't sure what to expect except that Charlize Theron would be in it and she's one of my faves. That said, I found myself captivated pretty quickly by Sofia Wylie - she is absolutely gorgeous and steals the show. I also thought Sophia Ann Caruso played her role impeccably and I actually empathized with her character a bit, but I hate to admit that I kept getting distracted by her lips. (I really wish this unfortunate trend where every young woman in Hollywood needs to have huge lips would die). Kit Young comes off a bit too soft for a villain, in my opinion, and it is a bit creepy that he's like 200+ years old and trying to hook up with a teenager. The other A-listers have such small, ineffectual roles that it's difficult to judge their performances. I agree with others who say this easily could have been a series rather than a film and that the character transitions seemed rushed. However, I loved the costumes and the Harry Potter-eque set design. I giggled in some places and liked it enough to watch the whole thing. I would definitely recommend this film to other not-so-picky fantasy genre lovers with a caveat to not take it (or themselves) too seriously.
