| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Stephen King's novella "Apt Pupil," part of the "Different Seasons" short
stories, is probably one of his most ambitious recent efforts. It is the story
of a young boy's growing fascination with an SS officer living in a typical
suburban American town,...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| It begins as a quiet obsession, Todd Bowden (Renfro, who is extremely good)
wants to know more and more about the Holocaust, so much more in fact, that he
dusts the fingerprints off the mailbox of a man he thinks is a former Nazi
general. When he...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| PLOT:
A teenager discovers one of his neighbors to be an ex-Nazi from the World
War II death camps, and blackmails the man into telling him all about the
atrocities that he committed. more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| APT PUPIL
Cast: Ian McKellan, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe
Morton, David Schwimmer
Director: Bryan Singer
Screenplay: Brandon Boyce based on the novella by Stephen King
Reviewed by Luke Buckmaster more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by greg king |
| APT PUPIL (M).
(Phoenix Picture/Columbia Tristar)
Director: Bryan Singer
Stars: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe
Morton, Joshua Jackson, David
Schwimmer, Jan Triska, Michael Byrne, Heather McComb, Ann Dowd
Running time: 111...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Hollywood films are often condemned for stressing style over substance, but
that's not a charge that can be levelled at "Apt Pupil," an odd attempt at
combining a thriller about Nazism with a disturbing study of a teen gone
wrong. Director Bryan...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Bryan Singer.
Cast: Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, David
Schwimmer, Elias Koteas, Joshua Jackson, Heather McComb.
1998 - 112 minutes.
Rated R (for violence, profanity, and brief nudity).
Reviewed October 25, 1998. more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Apt Pupil is a very disturbing movie. This cerebral thriller is very
much a monster movie. But, rather than the monsters being some
outlandishly implausible creature from the fringes of science fiction,
they are taken from the pages of history, and,...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Seth Bookey |
| What makes a honor student withdraw from his usual activities, his
friends, and his studies, and become antisocial, twisted, and flirting
with disaster? Some might say it's sociopathic behavior brought on my too
much curiosity into evil. Others might...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Brandon Boyce (based on the novella by Stephen King)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, Joshua
Johnson, Elias Kosteas, David Schwimmer, Joe Morton, Jan Tríska, Michael
Byrne, Heather McComb, James...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------
APT PUPIL
A film review by Ram Samudrala
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| Apt Pupil Review |
| by David E. Smith |
| The opening scene of "Apt Pupil" is set in a high school at the end of
a week of studying the Holocaust in history class. The teacher reminds
the students that if they want to know more, they can always turn to
the library. more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| APT PUPIL * Directed by Bryan Singer.Written by Brandon Boyce,based on
the novella by Stephen King. Photography, Newton Thomas Sigel. Editing,John
Ottman. Production design, Richard Hoover. Music, Ottman. Produced by Jane
Hamsher, Don Murphy and...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| It took me a little while to figure out why I didn't like 'Apt Pupil'.
At first, I was intrigued by its thoroughly original premise. A high
school student (Brad Renfro) digs up some information about one of his
elderly neighbors (Ian McKellen). He...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: October 23, 1998
Starring: Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, David Schwimmer, Elias Koteas,
Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, Joe Morton, Jan Tríska
Directed by: Brian Singer
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Entertainment / TriStar Pictures
MPAA Rating: R...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| starring Brad Renfro, Ian McKellan, Elias Koteas, David Schwimmer
screenplay by Brandon Boyce, based on the novella by Stephen King
directed by Bryan Singer more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Ryan Davis |
| “I want to know everything.” That’s what Todd Bowmen, a sixteen year
old high school student, tells Arthur Denker, a fugitive Nazi war criminal.
What Todd wants to know everything about is the Holocaust. Not only does he
want to know about it; he wants...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe
Morton, Jan Triska
Screenplay: Brandon Boyce
Producers: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Bryan Singer
Runtime: 111 min.
US Distribution: TriStar
Rated R: strong violence,...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe
Morton, Jan Triska
Screenplay: Brandon Boyce
Producers: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, Bryan Singer
Runtime: 111 min.
US Distribution: TriStar
Rated R: strong violence,...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Serdar Yegulalp |
| This film enraged me in ways that I find difficult to put into language. I
was at first compelled to consign it to the "no stars" category, which I
reserve for films that are morally repugnant, but I held back -- if only
because I wasn't too sure if the...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| Apt Pupil (1998)
Ian McKellan, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton, David
Schwimmer, Jan Triska, Michael Byrne, Heather McComb, Ann Dowd, Joshua
Jackson, Mickey Cottrell. Screenplay by Brandon Boyce, based on the
novella by Stephen...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| The old "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series was masterful at
creating little, macabre stories packaged into self-contained 30-minute
doses. It knew just how to take a simple story of seemingly ordinary
people, who looked like our next-door...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| APT PUPIL
(Tri-Star/Phoenix)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, David
Schwimmer.
Screenplay: Brandon Boyce, based on the novella by Stephen King.
Producers: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy and Bryan Singer.
Director: Bryan...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "APT PUPIL" (Tri-Star Pictures)
Most screen adaptations of Stephen King novellas fall into the
macabre slasher/horror genre, but this evolves into a diabolically
chilling and profoundly disturbing psychological thriller....more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| APT PUPIL (United States)
A review by Mark R. Leeper in bullet-list form
from the Toronto Internation Film Festival more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Bryan Singer's adaptation of the the Stephen King novella _Apt_Pupil_
opens with images one would associate with such a title. A high school
student receives an "A" on a paper and then shuttles off to the library,
immersing himself in research as the...more |
| Apt Pupil Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Tri-Star Pictures/ Phoenix Pictures
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Brandon Boyce, novella by Stephen King
Cast: Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, Bruce Davison, Elias
Koteas, Joe Morton, Jan Triska, Michael Byrne,...more |
