Overview
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
January 05, 2007MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Richard LaGraveneseStarring :
Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Pat Carroll, Robert Wisdom, Liisa Cohen
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers [Rate It]
“..remains mired in mediocrity..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
Review rate : B
“..rare inspirational-teacher film that is filled with genuine, jaw-dropping coups of real-life poetry..”
“..rare inspirational-teacher film that is filled with genuine, jaw-dropping coups of real-life poetry..”
by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
“..its sincerity and lack of forced sentimentalism is most welcome..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..isn't a great movie, but it is effective drama where the big emotional scenes more often feel real than contrived..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..hits all the expected marks, with no clich? left behind..”
by Robert Keser [Slant Magazine]
“..has inspired moments and fine performances from its young actors..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..extremely affecting..”
by John Anderson [Variety]
“..doesn't go far enough in addressing issues of class and race..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]
