Review: In ‘Bad Education,’ a gripping suburban crime saga
Associated Press“A town is only as good as its school system.” That phrase, uttered by Hugh Jackman’s beloved school superintendent Frank Tassone, has a devilish equilibrium in the gripping true-life crime drama “Bad Education.” Cory Finley’s film, airing Saturday night on HBO, is based on a suburban scandal that in the early aughts shook the Roslyn School District on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. “Bad Education” isn’t just about a heinous and audacious scam, but how superficial and cosmetic our education values can be — how passing with flying colors often just means keeping up appearances. It’s Tassone’s perspective that Finley largely keeps to, which — if you don’t know the true story — lets “Bad Education” unspool if not surprisingly at least captivatingly. “Bad Education” premiered last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, where audiences lapped it up and HBO swooped in.
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