A teacher and a
mother are determined to change the path of their children’s failing inner city
school. This is the future of
their children and they step up against a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy. Single mother Jamie’s daughter has a
learning disability, she’s having difficulty with her under performing teacher
and Jamie tries to get her transferred to Nona Alberts’ class. The Principal says this cannot be done
and Malia will need to stay where she is.
Jamie convinces Nona that they can do something together about changing
this school.
This film is “inspired by actual events”
but some of the depictions may not be true and are used in a way to bring the
story along. Since this is completely
about a large problem in America, shouldn’t it be true along the way? I thought this was good until I learned
that the simple phrase “inspired by actual events” can be stretched out of
proportion and some of the scenes probably didn’t happen. That puts a real damper on the idea of
what all the parents and teachers were trying to accomplish in this film. I was really hoping that two people
would be able to fight and turn around a school and a community!! 3* (This movie is OK)
121 min, Drama directed by
Daniel Barnz with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez,
Ving Rhames, Oscar Isaac, Emily Alyn Lind, Dante Brown.
Note: Blockbuster 2 ½*, imdb 5.7 out of 10, 33%
critic 61% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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