“The Class” – But who’s getting schooled? [MOVIE REVIEW]
Imitation is sometimes the highest form of flattery. Unfortunately, in the case of “The Class,” it’s misplaced. Director/writer Nicholas Celozzi was channeling his inner “John Hughes” when he conceived his film as a modern-day retelling of Hughes’s iconic 1985 film “The Breakfast Club.” “The Breakfast Club” was about random students who didn’t know each other spending a Saturday detention together and learning about themselves. “The Class” is about students failing a drama course, who don’t know each other, despite being in class together, spending a Saturday make-up session learning about themselves. Celozzi is no John Hughes. As often repeated, you can tell the same story if you tell it well. Writer Celozzi doesn’t do director Celozzi any favors by rarely rising above cliché. This is not to say that there isn’t a worthwhile message within the white noise of adolescent posturing, but it could have been so much better. Debbie Gibson as Miranda and Anthony Michael Hall as Faulk in “The Class.” Photo courtesy of Brainstorm Media. Brought together on a Saturday for their last chance at passing a drama class they are on the verge of failing, teacher Miranda wants them all to dig down…
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