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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 05 Jan 2007

It's a truly inspiring story; pity the movie doesn't live up to it…

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By Ruthe Stein (335) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Jan 2007

Overall Freedom Writers is a noble effort…

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By Jack Garner (583) for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (558) on 05 Jan 2007

[Director Richard] LaGravenese introduces enough original elements and guides Swank to another winning performance, putting a fresh face on…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 05 Jan 2007

What makes Freedom Writers work is the very thing that makes it seem like a drag: predictable inspiration…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 05 Jan 2007

An unashamed heart-tugger, Freedom Writers is based on the true story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher so full of gee-whiz decency she can only be…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 05 Jan 2007

I say bring 'em on, if the stories can be told as well, as convincingly and as inspirationally as Richard LaGravenese's Freedom Writers, an…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 04 Jan 2007

A spirited and awfully engaging rendition of the ancient Dangerous Minds formula…

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By Mark Pfeiffer (406) for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (402) on 04 Jan 2007

It would be easy to write off Freedom Writers as another inspirational teacher movie, not to mention one in which the white character saves…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 04 Jan 2007

Doesn't add anything new to the formula, no matter how much of a hero Erin truly has become…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for OhmyNews.com (129) on 04 Jan 2007

The film mixes unbearably hokey my badness material with something I didn't expect from a picture this threadbare: sensitivity…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 04 Jan 2007

It may seem like a clichéd mix of Dead Poet's Society and Dangerous Minds on the surface, but writer/director LaGravenese supplies enough…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 04 Jan 2007

Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) is real, and for all the dramatic license that writer/director Richard LaGravenese takes in his film, her story…

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By Kevin Crust (344) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 04 Jan 2007

Dramatically, the movie never veers from its predictable course, but Swank's performance renders the point moot…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 04 Jan 2007

In Freedom Writers Hilary Swank uses neediness to fine effect in a film with a strong emotional tug and smartly laid foundation…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 04 Jan 2007

Proof-positive that a formulaic plot done to death can still work if enough effort and passion is put into it…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 04 Jan 2007

Completely flat, it's a well-intentioned dog, but a dog nonetheless…

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By Jeff Strickler (221) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 04 Jan 2007

Sure, we've been here and seen all of this before. But when it's this well done, we thoroughly enjoy seeing it again…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 04 Jan 2007

Hilary Swank gives a powerhouse performance as a maverick high school teacher in Freedom Writers, an often gripping and sometimes even inspiring…

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By David Germain (226) for Associated Press (1,685) on 04 Jan 2007

Despite occasional moments of inspiration, Freedom Writers simplistically focuses on maudlin highlights and glosses over the obstacles to rallying…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 04 Jan 2007

The film is both too short and too long at two hours-plus. Not enough time is spent with the teens and far too much with their teacher…

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