| Avg. User Rating: 38 ratings R,1hr 47min Released: August 11, 2006 Synopsis: An inner-city teacher struggling with addiction forms an unlikely bond with a young student who catches him in a compromising position in director Ryan Fleck's feature-length adaptation of his own award-winning short film Gowanus, Brooklyn. Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) leads a secret life that the majority of his students will never know. When Dunne's drug-soaked nightlife begins to bleed over into his daytime ... Full Synopsis
|
| By John Hartl, Film critic, MSNBC : "Charismatic, self-destructive, bursting with youthful energy and even a touch of romantic idealism, [Ryan] Gosling brings a troubling complexity to his role." Full Review Ever since Blackboard Jungle, there has periodically appeared in American movies the story of a headstrong teacher taking on an inner-city school and whipping his or her students into shape, employing ... Full Review | |
| | |
News |
| Oct. 15, 2008, 3:02 PM EST At the Movies: capsule reviews of `W.' and other films opening this week | |
| | |
| |
Hotmail
Messenger
My MSN
MSN Directory
