School's Out: SFX review
Posted 17 April 08 by Scott AndrewsREMEMBER THE OLD BRIT-FLICK IF, where a private school pupil goes nuts and machine-guns his teachers? Throw some cannibalism and crucifixion into the mix and you have School’s Out, a taut little shocker narrated in the first person by a tough but reclusive 15-year-old called Lee.
Angry and rebellious, the lad is living in a futuristic society where anarchy reigns. Tackling class divides, and hinting at a broader attempt to address the War on Terror, this third installment in The Afterblight Chronicles returns to the fascistic, draconian themes that were also highlighted in previous entries.
Although easy to get involved with, Andrews’s biggest mistake is assuming that the boarding school setting is relevant to his story or that his lead character is the slightest bit identifiable with.
However, this aside, School’s Out has enough twists and turns to keep you reading
Three stars (out of five)
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