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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis madcap romp runs out of steam well before the finish, but its combo of sweetness and high spirits -- not unlike the chemical composition of the dope-infused brownies that serve as a key plot device -- proves sufficiently ingratiating to satisfy viewers.
- 60Arizona RepublicArizona RepublicIt's exactly what it appears to be: a funny-enough stoner comedy with a likable cast.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHigh School is a pun. Get it? This is one of those stoner comedies that may be funny if you're high - but if not, not.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThis is mostly all reefer, no madness.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceJohn Stalberg Jr.'s dismal stoner comedy does little to inject any sense of joy or laughter into its depiction of teenage pot antics.
- 30TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissA triumph of bravado over self-regard, Brody's performance won't earn him a Oscar to place next to the one he earned for "The Pianist" nine years ago, but it's the only thing that makes High School marginally worth catching.
- 25Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerAs sure as marijuana gets you high, you can count on weed-themed comedies cropping up every few years, each hoping to become a stoner-classic staple--a fate to which High School falls far short of achieving.
- 25The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsAdrien Brody delivers a colorful turn as a braided-and-tatted drug kingpin who thinks his pet toad talks to him (funny animal, check!), but High School is otherwise a tedious sludge through the same gray corridors where the same old gags wait around every turn.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenInstead of putting the high in high school, this film is the kind of drug movie that gives pot smokers a bad name.