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Cracks
The film follows the lives among school girls at an prestigious boarding school during 1930s. There, Di Radfield is an eminent student who is the center of the elite clique. But when a beautiful Spanish girl named Fiamma arrives at the school, things begin to change.
1930, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
3 June 1989, London, England, UK
18 February 1948, Dalkey, Ireland
21 July 1989, London, England, UK
March 24, 2011
Cracks is very tawdry and blunt, but it's also an effective parable about the way people -- especially impressionable young people -- can become complicit in their own oppression.
March 18, 2011
"Cracks" recalls any number of girls-school dramas, like the much better "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1969).
May 12, 2011
While Scott's movie has a consistent aura, it lacks a consistent tone.
March 30, 2011
Cracks only strays from the boarding school genre's playbook when it's entering questionable territory, making for a picture that's easily forgettable except in its disappointments.
May 14, 2011
,,,sometimes seems too obvious, sometimes too opaque, and frequently leaves you guessing as to whether some episode has a deeper meaning or was just tossed out there to keep things moving.
May 17, 2011
Along with Fiamma's shift, we can't buy a miscast Eva Green, whose teacher begins the film faultless and finishes looking like The Turn of the Screw's governess.
June 08, 2011
Although Green is the sort of actress you can't take your eyes off , her presence is not enough to keep this movie from becoming mired in a slow and predictable rut.
May 12, 2011
Temple shines as Di. Her round face and large eyes convey almost as much as her dialogue.
May 13, 2011
"Cracks" is a bit of a knock-off, but it's a sturdily assembled vessel for a promising director and cast.
April 06, 2011
Driven more by characters and relationships than narrative, Cracks explores the exclusionary power of cliques that develop within a closed society, the single-minded violence of the mob mentality, and the seductive charm of the charismatic individual.
June 23, 2011
"Cracks" is a moody, often lurid tale of rivalry and repression.
October 11, 2011
The story twists beautifully and shockingly. The ending is brilliant. Skillfully directed by Jordan Scott.