Review of The English Teacher (2013) by Greg W — 15 Sep 2013
Poor Julianne Moore - she's such a talent with a winning personality on screen, why did she agree to this generic, labored comedy? She plays an English teacher's who prim & private life turns upside down when a former student comes back a failure from NYC.
She believes in him, reads his play & convinces the high school to dump "The Importance of Being Earnest" and put his play on. The shenanigans begin with one harmless kiss, leading to a lie & then clichéd insanity.
Nothing truly awful, just a TV sitcom with a few 4-letter words. Greg Kinnear & Nathan Lane are barely visible; Michael Angarano plays the kid who lies constantly to everybody, but reacts as though his Ipad is being taken away when he catches Moore in one.
The director Craig Zisk comes from TV & everything feels like this is where is belongs - just without the A-talent of Moore and a few off colour 4-letter words. When you see Moore berating Kinnear for being an unsupporting father in the first reel, how much do you want to bet, they will end up together? Predictable, bland & not worth your time.
I give "The English Teacher" a drab "C".
This review of The English Teacher (2013) was written by Greg W on 15 Sep 2013.
The English Teacher has generally received mixed reviews.
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