| 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
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| 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 | |
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