Night School Review

Night School is a fun comedy with likable characters. This movie is about a guy who must attend Night School after never getting his GED. He must deal with misfit students, his worst enemy from high school and a strict teacher. Kevin Hart gives a great performance. He is playing his typical character, but it works well for this movie. Tiffany Haddish gives a good performance. She plays the more grounded character to Hart’s craziness and their dynamic is fun. Rob Riggle and Taran Killam give hilarious performances in supporting roles. Mary Lynn Rajskub, Anne Winters, Romany Malco, and Al Madrigal round out the supporting cast with good performances across the board. Malcolm D. Lee did a fine job directing. While he does not do anything unique, nothing stands out as terrible either. The script is overall pretty good. The story is simple with a focus on fun character interactions. As for the jokes, around 80% of them landed with a few huge laughs along the way. At 111 minutes the movie never overstayed its welcome. It moves at a good pace never getting serious for long with plenty of jokes to keep you entertained. Overall Night School is not a great film, but is a fun comedy especially for fans of the cast.

7.5/10