Setting aside the caveats that go along with family films, and the disbelief that must sometimes be suspended (especially when your film is about middle school and not a single teenager curses), I really enjoyed this film.
The lead is a talented young artist, and the film embraces that with wonderful daydream sequences in which his illustrations come to life. The criticisms leveled at our education system and standardized testing were great to see, and Andrew Daly was a solid overbearing, out-of-touch principal/dictator. There is also a surprising emotional heft to the film that I didn't expect at all, but worked quite well.
8.25/10
