What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

It might sound like an advertised material, but, this is a movie, every teenager should be acquainted with.Every pitfalls that has been incorporated with the education system, both with the students, and, with their respective teachers, has been picked up, piled up and made it into a thought provoking movie. The filmed stayed true through the entire movie, not deviating with any typical Hollywood mumbo jumbo. The only negative thing, i could think of is, that the movie didn't focus enough on a student's perspective towards the education he/she getting.

I have watched this movie more than 10 times so far since its first release and I enjoy it every time I watch it. This is not a movie to watch if you are looking for something to lift your mood. On the contrary, it's a very depressing movie but its message is clear: proper education and helping the others without asking for much in return is the only way to make sure we are going to have a good future.The story is about a substitute teacher who ends up at a school with difficult students (similar to Dangerous Minds) but he connects with the students by showing them that he is broken and helpless just like that. There is also another plot line with a young prostitute and how their relationship develops and begin to trust each other.I highly recommend this movie but keep in mind that it is not a happy film. Definitely 10/10.

I for a couple of years have been pondering a life as a teacher, having recently graduated from college with only bleak ideas of what to do in this world. This film singlehandedly convinced me not to teach, for I have not the courage to deal with the insoluble challenge that is the American educational environment. I say with no restraint that this is the starkest picture of our underfunded, largely forgotten, malnourished school system I've ever seen. The problems portrayed are real, the solutions unclear, and the teachers thrown into the mosh to deal with it receive little to no support. This country needs to get its act together, but I must confess I don't know how.Reading more might help.

This is the first movies review i ever write,because i think this movies is excellent,so had to try write some my review of this movies.Adrien in the movies had a very good performance,makes people substitution the character.This movies select character is very good, i like all of the choices of the character. Adrien perfectly handle the'Henry" as usual, he is a brilliant actor, and this time, i think is another performance level.This is the best movie of 2011. watch it makes me feeling sad, and review the society, This city's education policy,is wrong. The policy, teacher, student all got some problem, lets people rely on some strange things. This city is broken, we gotta to be fix it. we maybe can't change those things, but we can try to do the small thing. After i watched it, i think many thing in a while. hope can be someone, someone can help.