Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

17/3/2021 1h 40m 6.8/10

Overview

An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.

Director

Chris Smith

Top Billed Cast

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Rick Singer

Courtney Rackley

Courtney Rackley

Jane Buckingham

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Gordon Caplan

Josh Stamberg

Josh Stamberg

Bill McGlashan

Jillian Peterson

Jillian Peterson

Lead FBI Agent

Roger Rignack

John B. Wilson

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

7/23/2021

6/10

I guess this is a good character study of some variation of a psychopath, who lies, cheats, throw people under the bus — whatever it takes to advance their own interests. And the movie provides a peek into how the wealthy care about having the best of everything and knowing they can throw money at any problem to solve them. Of course, none of these people are presented in a way to make you root for them in any way, so in the end though I thought it was marginally interesting, I thought it was way too long.

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