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2017 • 86 minutes

About this movie

David Butler is a discouraged but optimistic high school English teacher struggling to connect with his uninterested students. So when honor student Lucas Ward (Dylan Sprouse) transfers into his class, he's thrilled to teach such a passionate scholar. David’s excitement soon turns to fear however as he realizes that Lucas’ perfectionism is pathological and that the vengeful pupil is willing to destroy anyone standing between him and a perfect GPA.

Ratings and reviews

This movie is beyond terrible. The only reason I watched it is because of my wife. First off, the story has not continuity, nor is it appealing enough to keep your attention for the duration of the film. Have you ever seen a film where you can predict the entire story based off of the first ten minutes? Well, this is one of them. Dylan is a good actor, but his role in this film made him look rough! Also, if you get this film in HD, there is some weird yellowish color that will appear on the actor's faces. Overall, this is a bad film and a waste of time. Spoiler alert: the movie is awful

Not the most compelling thriller. The acting was great from everyone, cinematography and editing were beautiful. The writing is what gives it a bit of a bland and predictable feeling. The dialogue and character development was a bit shallow. Could have been amazing if the writing was a bit more thoughtful.

Dylan Sprouse is exceptional in this little gem of a film as well as the rest of the cast. Story isn't quite original but the context is layered enough where it's easy to follow the psychological theme.