Review of Chalk (2001) by Cynthia S — 15 Aug 2010
Thumbs way down. On the eject button, that is, which I pressed barely half-way into this snail-paced mockumentary regarding the trials and tribulations of teachers trapped inside (a typically) dysfunctional K-12 system.
As someone who has a great deal of teaching experience in both good and bad environs, this film seemed utterly pointless to me. It does nothing more than introduce the viewer to a few of the basic dysfunctional scenarios unfortunately too often found in K-12 these days.
There's nothing here that most people would not already know or guess about what teachers typically face in such schools, especially if they've viewed any of the other mainstream "teacher" films that abound.
RECOMMENDATION: An uninformative and unengaging film.
This review of Chalk (2001) was written by Cynthia S on 15 Aug 2010.
Chalk has generally received positive reviews.
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