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To quote a line from The Skulls directed by Rob Cohen, if it is exclusive and secret it can't be good. This goes for the movie also. The script was predictable even down to the machismo behavior of Craig T. Nelson (The Devil's Advocate) and William L. Petersen as Litten Mandrake and Ames Levitt. These were laughable performances for the two attempting to be prominent people as well as skull members and advisors. Then there is the issue that this type of society, club or organization would not and could not exist on any college campus or the like. How do the member of this club remain secret, after all it is not the KKK and they don't remain secret for long. These students go on to become powerful people. They are branded, how secret is that. A skull on your wrist is very prominent. You don't wear your Rolex in the shower, the gym, to sleep or to have sex, so how do you hide your affiliations then? Then I felt cheated on the initiation process. They summons many boys and gave them an assignment. Only Joshua Jackson (Cruel Intentions), who plays Luke McNamara and another boy stepped up and solved the riddle and retrieved the item. The rest were cowards and still became a skull. What kind of initiation is that? Now Luke is a smart and talented boy, why all of a sudden would he want to be part of this group? He didn't pledge any of the fraternities, all of which could have offered him the same type of future without breaking any laws or commandments. I find it hard to believe his character would all of a sudden become immoral, greedy and give up his values then not have the stomach for it. This story line is not fully developed and the action very weak. I gave The Skulls four couches out of 10. Last updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 02:49:40 AM |
