The Faculty – Movie Review
First Reaction – The Faculty is a great fun horror sci-fi movie.
Where to Watch
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ABC Film Challenge – High School/College – The Faculty
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writer: Kevin Williamson (Screenplay)
Writer: David Wechter, Bruce Kimmel (Story)
Cast
- Jordana Brewster (Fast Franchise)
- Elijah Wood (Bookworm)
- Clea DuVall (Identity)
- Laura Harris (24)
- Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer)
- Salma Hayek (From Dusk Till Dawn)
Plot: When Casey Connor, Herrington High School’s newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
Runtime: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Faculty starts when students Delilah (Brewster), Casey (Wood), Zeke (Hartnett), Stokes (DuVall) and Stan (Hatosy) learn something is happening to their teachers. Coach Willis (Patrick) leads the teachers in a transformation, as they prepare to take control of the students next.
An alien parasite has infected the teachers, and the students must fix things before the infection spreads across the country. It becomes a race against time, and they don’t know who they can trust as they come from different backgrounds and social groups.
Verdict on The Faculty
Recap
The movie follows a group of high school students who must put their differences aside to fight an alien invasion. However, the invasion has targeted their teachers and spread across the town, leading them to race to save their loved ones.
Best Parts
We get a reimagining of Invasion of the Body Snatchers here, with creative ideas on how to make the characters adapt to the changes. It includes a twist on the test scene from the legendary The Thing and keeps us guessing who to trust throughout the movie. There are brilliant special effects when it comes to the blood splatter, transformations and reactions. This also has an incredible cast who have nearly all gone onto even bigger things having wonderful careers.
Final Thoughts – The Faculty is a brilliant sci-fi horror that stands the test of time.
