Varsity Blues: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 47 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

Slickly enjoyable!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

60

A paint-by-numbers story that offers no surprises and a hero and villain etched in white and black with few shades of gray.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Mike Musgrove Washington Post (Top Critic)

70

It delivers the goods in a fresh manner.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

Scenes work, but they don't pile up and build momentum.
Full Review » 12 years ago
John Petrakis Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

The football scenes are involving, the acting is up to snuff, and there is something about those last days of high school that remains a solid background for even the most familiar of stories.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

25

Full Review » 10 years ago
Melissa Morrison Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

Excellent casting!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Joe Leydon Variety (Top Critic)

An unappetizing mix of raucously vulgar comedy and teen-angst melodrama.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Robert Horton Film.com (Top Critic)

Varsity Blues eventually fizzles out badly!
Full Review » 12 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

63

Although the film takes a worthwhile detour or two, it ultimately finds its way back to the well-worn track of its genre.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

Tired, corn-fed storyline and generic, plug-and-play direction!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Peter Travers Rolling Stone (Top Critic)

60

Full Review » 11 years ago
John J. Puccio DVDTown.com

50

...slick, well made, and well acted, but it takes no chances. Seems a wasted opportunity.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Garth Franklin Dark Horizons

25

Full Review » 6 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

...someone could make a very interesting, nuanced film about the exalted place that high school football holds in some parts of Texas... this isn't that film.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jim Shelby Palo Alto Weekly

50

Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

50

Full Review » 9 years ago
Film Threat

60

Full Review » 9 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

75

Van Der Beek and Voight weigh in with convincing performances .
Full Review » 10 years ago
Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star

60

A serviceable 1990s teen flick.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

Depicts just how difficult it is to stay true to yourself and your dreams when the call of celebrity comes knocking at your door.
Full Review » 10 years ago
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk

50

In addition to the fulfillment of endless high school male fantasies, it also recycles every football and sports movie cliche known to man
Full Review » 11 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

60

Full Review » 11 years ago
Widgett Walls Needcoffee.com

60

Formulaic, predictable, yet guiltily satisfying.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Scott Renshaw Scott Renshaw's Screening Room

40

Uninspired!
Full Review » 12 years ago