Review – The Skulls

“Empty skulls” would have been a more apt title. There’s a distinctly Grisham-esque flavor to this tale of a poor college student borrowing to the hilt so he can go to an ivy league school, hoping to get into a secret society that’s supposed to erase the financial woes of all its members. The society – a group called The Skulls – bears a distinct resemblance to the real-life Skull and Bones society, which claims several prominent men (including at least one former president) as members. Naturally in this case there’s a catch, coming in the form of a less-than-intriguing murder-cover-up plot. By the time all the twists and turns have played themselves out, there’s a whole lot of “does honor not live forever” male bonding and not a lot of anything else. In a way the disappointing script is kind of a shame, because the basic premise could have been made into a much better movie. Mildly amusing