Jordan Barrett I really enjoyed this movie which was surprising as I thought I wouldn't but I really did. I like the fact that It keeps you guess who the killer is and you know it is either brain or Dwight but you are never quite sure who it is until it is revealed. Which one is it you ask well you are just going to have to watch the movie to find out. Although there were not any moments in this movie that scared me witless there were ea few times that I jumped out of my seat a little bit. The scene where the music is following Paula and the maths teacher from room to room is by far my favorite scene in this movie. It may surprise you that Brad Pitt in my opinion was not the stand out actor in this movie it was Donovan Leitch jr. I really liked the way he played the character in this movie and think by far he was the best actor in this movie. I also like the fact that it has humor all the way through it particular at the end with Paula's dad. Watch out for the pun he makes. Overall I thought this movie was really entertaining and that is why I gave it 7/10. I do recommend that if you just want to be entertained by a horror movie then check this out!

Rodrigo Amaro A killer on the loose is murdering students and teachers from a cool high school. Now it's up to the popular kids and the most ignored of them, recently released from a psychiatric hospital, to solve the mystery behind the murders. In this almost ludicrous and predictable whodunit, everything is what appears to be and our fun is to see how foolish director and writer can get while coming up with obvious devices that doesn't even try to fool and impress the viewers. Maybe some of the violence was unexpected but they sure were looking for the laughs. And this is a barrel of laughter. C'mon, it's not that bad. It's embarrassingly fun to watch a bunch of actors fully knowing they're stinking on scene, trying hard to look authentic and reliable, in this sort of parody of teen slasher flicks. A pretty good trash, now with a heavy cult following from Brad Pitt fans who are curious in seeing one of his earliest roles. And truth be told, he's the only one who worked the hardest to look good enough, in opposition to the cheesy acting from almost everyone. But Donovan Leitch steals the show in a weird way. As the troubled and lonesome Brian Woods, he's the most memorable face from this thing with his terrifying yet good looking eyes and face, a Ricky Fits kind of character - definitely not obsessed, just curious. But why does he have to dress like Frankenstein?Although heavily inspired but countless (and better) movies, this one had its original parts. High point is when the killer challenges the math teacher to solve a difficult equation and discover which door from the classroom is the safe passage. That scene had me giving some nervous laughs.It's enjoyable but only when you're in the mood to have fun and not take anything you see here in a serious way. But in the end "Cutting Class" shows us that skipping class is far more worse than killing people. Ouch. 6/10

Michael O'Keefe CUTTING CLASS is one of those teen flicks co-mingling some stupid humor with murder. Taking place in a high school with the typical cast of characters, focusing on three...cheerleader chick Paula(Jill Schoelen), basketball star and self-proclaimed stud Dwight(Brad Pitt)and an obligatory crazy guy Brian(Donovan Leitch). Crazy in this case meaning messed up enough to take a turn in a mental hospital...sent there by Paula's dad(Martin Mull), the district attorney. Right after Brian is released, the D.A. happens to be shot by an arrow while on a hunting trip. There is a premise of boy thinking he has girl wrapped around his finger, while another boy decides he deserves the girl in question. The high school becomes the breeding grounds for strange murders; duh...who could the main suspect be? Playwrite Steve Slavkin will not be confused with John Hughes. This film marches to the beat of several tunes from Wall of Voodoo. The cast also includes: Brenda James, Eric Boles, Dirk Blocker. Nancy Fish and Roddy McDowell.

dee.reid "Cutting Class," the directorial debut of "Excalibur" screenwriter Rospo Pallenberg, receives a failing grade because it doesn't know what it wants to be: a slasher flick, a comedy, a teen drama, or a hybrid of all three. Add to that, so much potential arises within the script by Steve Slavkin for satirical jabs at the high school movie experience that you find yourself, when the movie mindlessly passes over these moments, banging your head against the wall at such wasted opportunities.It's as if the filmmakers were cutting film school class themselves. But the movie isn't all bad, with some nice production values and some gory special effects-laden deaths, it helps keep it from being a complete bore. "Cutting Class," however, still receives a failing grade in my book when you think the movie couldn't get any more tedious, when it reverts to type and descends into typical slasher/haunted house movie territory in the third act. And don't forget about some gratuitous female nudity as well (so keep your eyes peeled).The story surrounds a would-be love triangle between high school outcast Brian Woods (Donovan Leitch), cheerleader Paula Carson (Jill Schoelen), and her basketball-hunk boyfriend Dwight Ingalls (Brad Pitt). Brian and Dwight were once the best of friends, but that turned sour when Brian was accused of murdering his abusive father and as a result was sent away to a mental institution for a few years. Now that he's been released, it isn't long before a series of gruesome murders begin occurring on campus and low and behold, Brian is the main suspect."Cutting Class" does has some pretty cool deaths - a burning in a pottery kiln, an impaling here, a death-by-copy machine there, an ax to the brain - that are flawlessly executed. Most of these deaths happen to men who are apparently connected in some way to the lovely Paula Carson. Most of these men are in fact obsessed with Paula, including Principal Dante (Roddy McDowall), which is a little disturbing. The main problems arise in the tediousness of a whodunit that's all too obvious in the end. The performances are mostly below average. The worst of these is poor Donovan Leitch as Brian Woods. The film builds him up to be a sympathetic, misunderstood outsider but instead he turns out to be way too creepy, sneaking around in the dark and even once appearing in Paula's bathroom as she washes her hair."Cutting Class," perhaps if the filmmakers weren't busy cutting class themselves during their film school years, maybe they could have made a better than average teen slasher flick.3/10