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Ryan Gosling made happen what happens only once every so often. Made me look at what I seen before under a new magnifying light. He took me with him and showed me, with the most astonishing clarity, the complexity of... Read more
... this is just a dreary, wandering, no-payoff movie. I don't need a Hollywood ending, but even a small degree of resolution would add a touch of interest. Otherwise, what's the point? The viewer becomes nothing more than a voyeur, watching... Read more
I absolutely loved this movie. Incredible story line and phenomenal acting! Oscar goes to director and Ryan Gosling in my book. I'm still speechless.... Read more
you can see everything before it happens. the characters are dull and the movie is boring. nothing happens that you can't see coming at least 10 minutes before it happens.... Read more
I really wanted to love this movie and instead I just thought it was good. The parallels b/w Gossling's teaching life and personal life were done well, showing how he certainly didn't practice what he preached. It's almost like teaching was... Read more
This was absolutely the longest movie I ever sat through. It was boring, boring, boring. There were no redeming qualities. The teacher was a good man who couldn't get his act together and was a horrible role model for his students.... Read more
I had great difficulty staying awake through this dreadful movie. (if thats what it was). Not that there wasn't great potential. The teacher was a believable character. The young girl basketball player was a believable character, the drug dealer was a... Read more
you can see everything before it happens. the characters are dull and the movie is boring. nothing happens that you can't see coming at least 10 minutes before it happens.... Read more
I had great difficulty staying awake through this dreadful movie. (if thats what it was). Not that there wasn't great potential. The teacher was a believable character. The young girl basketball player was a believable character, the drug dealer was a... Read more
I really wanted to love this movie and instead I just thought it was good. The parallels b/w Gossling's teaching life and personal life were done well, showing how he certainly didn't practice what he preached. It's almost like teaching was... Read more