Unfortunately, Principal Dwight confiscates Rafe’s sketchbook and, even more unfortunately, fails to see the humor in Rafe’s mocking sketch of him. Rafe would prefer to lie low, make no waves, and channel his rebellious spirit into drawing sci-fi figures, comic-book characters and satirical caricatures in his sketchbook. Rafe Khatchadorian (Griffin Gluck), the protagonist of the piece, is a semi-introverted but fancifully imaginative youngster who, for reasons left teasingly unclear, already has been kicked out of two schools before his single mom (Lauren Graham) enrolls him at Hills Village Middle School, an institution operated as a personal fiefdom by the smugly dictatorial Principal Dwight (Andy Daly). But “Middle School” also may resonate with older viewers who most certainly do remember adolescent angst. To be sure, every generation is entitled to its own revenge fantasy, and this particular wishdream - inspired by the series-spawning novel by James Patterson and Chris Tebbets - is aimed primarily at viewers who might not yet have a firm grasp on puberty. So it’s entirely possible that even the folks who made “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” will be pleasantly surprised by the cross-generational appeal of their spirited comedy about a sixth-grader’s antiauthoritarian campaign of rule-breaking mischief. As Francois Truffaut sagely noted, adolescence leaves pleasant memories only for adults who cannot remember.
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