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Alex D. Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy

Max Keeble's junior high career is off to an inauspicious start: one bully chucks him in a dumpster, another tormenter takes his friends' money, the ice cream truck guy is after him, and the self-serv...( read more  read more... )ing principal is after everyone who stands in the way of his budget-draining football field plans. But his family's sudden plans to relocate give him the moxie to stand up to his foes in a big way. This kid revenge fantasy results in gags like a squirrel in the principal's pants and a cafeteria-wide food fight. Of course, Max (Alex D. Linz) doesn't move, forcing him to take responsibility for his actions, or this wouldn't be a Disney film. The broad humor is clearly meant for preteens, but crude jokes, bullying, and sexual innuendo (thus the PG rating) make it inappropriate for younger kids, leaving it for the narrow age range of about 8 to 12. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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PG, 86 min.

Directed by: Tim Hill (III)

Release Date: October 5, 2001

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DVD Release Date: June 18, 2002

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Flixster Reviews (497)

  • Darksome
    June 14, 2009
    Darksome
    Good kids movie, but nothing more.
  • Collegekid
    January 6, 2007
    Collegekid
    funny, but more of a kids movie.
  • sportboy
    August 12, 2009
    sportboy
    Contains spoilers

    This tells the story of a young boy called Max who goes to school and makes some wonderful friends is Father says that he as to move 100 miles away to Chicago he becomes a bit upset because he will not see his friends ever again.

    His Father then tells him ...( read more)that he can make new friends and moving then didn't seem so bad for him.

    Because he was going to move over to Chicago his friends were going to have a party with him so he will have fun with them before leaving to go and live over Chicago.

    The boy was a bit upset but he didn't think moving will be all that bad then with what is father said.

    His mother didn't know if he would enjoy it or not but she was just hoping he would enjoy it over chicago.Then his friends and Max had food together in his school and they start throwing food across the hall and being very naughty the teacher gets hit by food and then the man teacher comes in and shouts at them then a monkey was in the hall and attacked the teacher all the children were laughing because of this because no one liked this teacher in the film.

    Then another time Max came into a classroom all wet and the teacher starts shouting at him and says you are to do 200 word essay by Friday he says he will do it in class now and he started throwing stuff and started to cheek the teacher so the teacher started doubling is essay he found it funny though and just walked out of the classroom he started cheeking a load of teacher and started becoming really naughty and getting up to all sort of mischive.

    When he went home his father told him the good news and he told him that he found another job close to his home and hes become boss so he will be running his own buisness so now we will not be moving.

    The boy Max couldn't speak because he was so happy that he could stay and bother with his own friends he went to the dance hall went to discos bothered with friends and had lots of fun with where he was.

    Well I can go on about the story the story was so interesting

    But I will start by saying the acting was pretty good it could of been improved in parts and could of been stronger but overall the acting was good.

    The story started off a bit slow and a bit boring and it dragged a bit towards the end However,the middle bit and some other parts of the story was done very well.

    So basically they could of had more of a twist at begining and end also the story dragged in some parts the story in parts got slow and not all that interesting so maybe that could of been improved.

    The targets I would give for this film are

    1.More of a twist at begining and end
    2.Story done a little bit faster
    3.Story done in more detail
    4.Stronger acting in parts

    Overall this film was done very well so I'm deffinitly reccomending this one this movie was better than average.Some scenes were forgetable but some scenes are memorable too.

    Maybe some scenes could of been done in more detail so the scenes was memorable thats all.
  • dukeakasmudge
    November 24, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    Watching this should tell you how bored I was
  • Chania
    November 8, 2009
    Chania
    i wish that happened at my school. it be great memories.
  • SirGenius
    October 2, 2009
    SirGenius
    It was a good idea to start with.
  • kylejwright
    August 27, 2009
    kylejwright
    Max Keeble's Big Move was a decent film, it was a bit funny in some parts but it didn't have enough of a plot to be considered great.
  • dentiststacy2003
    August 14, 2009
    dentiststacy2003
    i watched this once on Disney Channel... it's hilarious.... XD
  • MrOrange8590
    August 6, 2009
    MrOrange8590
    haha lets see... obnoxious home alone 3 kid, used-to-be-fat Josh Peck, JAMIE KENNEDY?! WH-WHAT?!?

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Critic Reviews

October 5, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

There's little invention here to disguise the film's formulaic nature. full review

October 5, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Reportedly eight years in development, Max Keeble's Big Move still feels slapped together. full review

October 5, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

You will imagine that this is not the kind of movie that holds me spellbound. full review

October 4, 2001
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The predominant feeling one gets is déjà vu sitting through the mind-numbing 101 minutes. full review

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