SCHOOL TIES ***1/2 Dick Wolf does what Tim Burton did in 'Edward Scissorhands': Recount the painful times he personally experienced through his film. Indeed, there is a certain level of respect one generates for the movie in light of this, but it is hard not to discern where it falters. It features an unexpectedly effective performance by Brenden Fraser as the restless football player with native roots, who hopes to make the big time league, and a poignant one by Chris O'Donnell as the guy who doesn't agree with the religious discrimination Fraser begins to experience once the truth comes out. Other than them, the characters are annoying and repellent, and Wolf takes way too long focusing on the introductory character interplays - where essentially nothing happens - and doesn't ponder enough on the social redemption afterward.
Review of School Ties
