| Unlike the previous installment, this movie focuses primarily on the students, allowing many of the adults little more than walk-on cameos. |
| The movie is still impressive, even if contemporary viewers may be baffled by the abrupt shifts between styles, time periods and storylines. |
| Albeit dusty in appearance, the movie is abloom with the fresh influence of imported pop. |
| Sure, the movie has some wackadoo charm but the modern remakes, recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, are just a waste of time. |
| The movie has a tendency to be talky, but that's because it's based on a play that Nelson wrote. |
| There's the tangled web and fatalism of Cocteau's standard storyline, but the movie lacks the waking dream state of Cocteau's movies. |
