Most Rewatchable Scene
The second half of the school hearing
In the discussion (11)
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- George's threatening walk with Charlie is praised for the strange physicality and for revealing an actor who immediately stands out. — Bill Simmons
- George's ingratiating conversation with Mrs. Hunsacker is a smaller candidate that shows him as a skilled rich-kid manipulator. — Chris Ryan
- The airplane conversation is selected for the colonel's loudly inappropriate advice while other passengers sit nearby. — Bill Simmons
- The Oak Room arrival efficiently establishes the direction of the weekend and the conflict between the two leads. — Bill Simmons
- The Thanksgiving dinner is praised as a great dysfunctional-holiday sequence built around rising tension, insults, and the horrified family.
- The tango is praised for its lesson that mistakes can be folded into the dance and for the surprise it creates in the room. — Bill Simmons
- The tango partner said Pacino skipped the rehearsals and that she was left with several half-broken toes. — Bill Simmons
- The Ferrari sequence includes the dealership negotiation and the implausible but exciting blind drive. — Bill Simmons
- Charlie's intervention during the suicide attempt is praised as an emotional toe-to-toe performance with Pacino. — Bill Simmons
- The second half of the school hearing is the final choice because the speech and immediate verdict provide the dramatic apex. — Bill Simmons
- The final teacher flirtation is a small closing candidate because the perfume-reading premise finally pays off. — Bill Simmons