malkycombat Talk about cliched... A female teacher tries a new career move into teaching and is given the bad kids class.... Yaaaawn Zzzzzzzz, the kids have no trust for the new teacher and start giving her a hard time you've guest it she's an ex-marine.... The girl who gives teacher the hardest time turns out to be a very clever black single parent Zzzzzz (sorry I'm falling asleep)... Teacher tries some unorthodox teaching methods and is pulled in front of the principal who asks what she is trying to do and .... wait for it... gives her a time line to prove herself Zzzzzzzzzz... But now you would never believe it the kids all change their ways and start progressing and they all fall in line, but then tragedy strikes and the bright good looking kid who everyone likes gets killed..... snoringzzzzzzzzzzz... Then after she gets the kids all sorted out she decides to leave Zzzzzzzzzz snores loudly Zzzzzzzzzz but hey she changes her mind and decides to stay after all. This film is garbage of the highest order and anyone who thinks differently needs to wake up.

ghaida It's your typical inspirational teacher,gangster\student type of movie very predictable.They all have almost the same story-line kind of repetitive which is why it's not really doing it for me,other than that I've nothing against it. I like the soundtrack a lot and I've to admit decent acting,good concept you might shed a tear or two if you're on the sensitive side overall not bad.

FlashCallahan Louanne Johnson is an ex-marine, hired as a teacher in a high-school in a poor area of the city.She has recently separated from her husband. Her friend, also teacher in the school, got the temporary job for her.After a terrible reception from the students, she tries unconventional methods of teaching (using karate, Bob Dylan lyrics etc) to gain the trust of the students.And guess what? it works!! In a non-patronising way to the audience..It's been sixteen years since this film was released here in England, and it was a movie I always resisted in seeing. Mainly because it got so much coverage thanks to that awful song, but it never really appealed to me.Seeing it for the first time last week, I now know why. It's a pitiful movie, cashing in on success of Boyz n the Hood, and high school movies, but with the Bruckheimer and Simpson sheen.It just doesn't work. For one thing the class look almost as old as Pfeiffer, and they warm to her way too soon. Secondl, she goes out of her way to look after these 'kids'. it's as if Edward James Olmos and Morgan Freeman are giving her motivation throughout.Pfeiffer is trying to down play her beauty, wearing a leather jacket and eating junk in every scene, but she doesn't convince.There is nothing new to see, it's just another bad class with hearts of gold movie, and they are tiresome.See 187 instead, that is a movie.

demaym This film is corny. If the definition of the phrase 'corny' ever needed to be visually explained or proved, then this movie should be used and showcased, as the front runner of all things 'corny'. From the overly dominant soundtrack, to the exaggerated stereotypes, this cheesy 'dangerous high school meets inspirational teacher' flick can be more than cringe worthy at times.The acting was generally poor, the dialogue was abysmal, the script was flawed and somewhat unacceptable, and the characters were over the top and unrealistic.The whole production was one big cliché, and whilst I can respect that this picture was, loosely, based on a true story, the overall presentation was way too generic. The producers and director chose to play it safe with this one, using all the standard ingredients, straight from the recipe book.The soundtrack was one big overkill. Music should be carefully placed into the mix, to enhance the visual action, and strengthen the emotions. This was not the case here. At times, it almost felt as if the visual aspect came secondary to the music, almost like a fully blown musical. Overly dramatic music was placed in very early scenes and it just didn't fit.The first half of the movie was absolutely diabolic. I was tempted to switch it off, but was stopped by my strict motto, which is that you have no right to review a film that you have not seen in full. Fortunately, the movie did get better, eventually.After getting over the initial shock, of being almost sickened by the overly dramatised fairytale/soap opera approach, the plot started to thicken and I found myself slightly more engrossed and actually began warming to some of the characters - To enable this, I had to accept the movie for what for it was, and stop picking at it.When this feature managed to 'get it right', it provided some touching moments for the viewer. Occasionally, suitable backing music would drop in the right places, with good timing, hence enhancement of the scene.Surprisingly, by what I'd class as some kind of freak of nature, the movie actually managed to, slightly, win me over.As the credits rolled, I decided that I had mildly enjoyed the second half of the film, but my grievances were still strong, and the flaws were unforgivable, in my opinion.I'll give this a generous score of 5/10.