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Wednesday, 6 November 2013

THE ENGLISH TEACHER [2013]

TV director Craig Zisk dips into the theatrical world with the comedy/drama The English Teacher.
Julianne Moore leads the cast and does a wonderful job as always, allowing the viewer to easily care for her character.  Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane, Lilly Collins and Michael Angarano all play their parts with charming charisma.  Each character is given believable life with their strengths and weaknesses, all of which are never fully resolved giving them more of a three dimensional heart than most light-hearted comedies like this.  However the film falls short with a resounding thud in the comedy department.  Apart from a few chuckles it wasn't particularly funny.  If not for the well-rounded cast I might have wandered out of the room looking for laughs elsewhere.

3 pepper sprays to the face out of 5

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