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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Daria in 'Is It College Yet?'
Animation · Comedy · TV Movie · 2002
All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of sarcasm. Life can't suck more after high school, can it?
Movie details
Daria in 'Is It College Yet?'
2002 Animation · Comedy · TV Movie 1h 5m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
All vile things must come to an end, and for Daria Morgendorffer that means it's time to look beyond high school to college. Our little girl has grown up so fast. It's time for higher learning, lowered expectations, and a heavy dose of sarcasm. Life can't suck more after high school, can it?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Daria in 'Is It College Yet?'?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Karen Disher
Written by
Glenn Eichler · Peggy Nicoll
Tracy Grandstaff
Daria Morgendorffer (voice)
Wendy Hoopes
Jane Lane / Helen Morgendorffer / Quinn Morgendorffer (voice)
Julián Rebolledo
Jake Morgendorffer (voice)
Alvaro J. Gonzalez
Trent Lane (voice)
Marc Thompson
Anthony DiMartino / Timothy O'Neill / Kevin Thompson / Jamie White (voice)
Russell Hankin
Tom Sloane (voice)
T
Tim Novikoff
Jeffy (voice)
Court is in session
Put Daria in 'Is It College Yet?' on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.