Story of a rebellious student in an English boarding school which ends on a surrealistic Bunuel note. Definitely a product of the 1960s counter-culture. Well acted and directed - I enjoyed the first three-quarters. Sadly, in last 15 minutes, the movie becomes surrealistic - in a bad way - no doubt because Anderson couldn't think up a good ending.
The other flaw is the lead character (McDowell) - our "Hero" - is an obnoxious, snotty, left-wing twit, who hangs up pictures of Lenin. The movie treats him as an oppressed character - despite the fact no one forced him to stay at an expensive boarding school. When the "evil" headmasters beat him both us clapped and hoped they'd whack him a few more times. Rating **1/2
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