Movie Review #14 - "The English Teacher (2013)"

Movie Review #14 - "The English Teacher (2013)"

Before I start, I really like the acting style of Julianne Moore ... I really enjoyed her character in "Laws of Attraction" with Pierce Brosnon ... and also, "Evolution" with David Duchovny ...

Unfortunately, I didn't like the character in "The English Teacher" ...

On IMDB:"The English Teacher (2013)"

Benny Tabasco Review:  5 / 10 Tabasco Peppers

Synopsis:  A High School English Teacher played by Julianne Moore runs into one of her former students who has written a Broadway play.  The student, Jason Sherwood (played by Michael Angarano) is somewhat of a MONUMENTAL liar.  His dad, Dr. Sherwood (played by Greg Kinnear) plays the mean and belligerent father since his wife left him ...

The story deals with a Drama Teacher played by Nathan Lane (aka Timon from "The Lion King") gets a hold of the play and decides to perform that play instead of the same play that they produced year after year at the high school.

Ruckus erupts with Julianne's character (Linda Sinclair) is seduced by Jason Sherwood in the classroom ... Needless to say, they do the "nasty" ... Then, she decides it's not best or she gets jealous (pretty forgettable at this point) and Jason decides to get romantic with one of the High School Drama Kids (a girl) ...

It's sappy .. It's soupy ... And up until the last 30 minutes mildly unpredictable ...

Writing:  It's was OK ... At best ... The story is interesting ... I would have rather seen the set be a College / University instead of a high school ... Sorry, not into the pedophile thing ... 

Cast:  Julianne Moore ... Nathan Lane ... Greg Kinnear ... and a couple of kids that look like they came from a Disney set ... I thought that Julianne would carry this ... But alas, I was wrong ... The performances, other than Nathan Lane, were tolerable at best ... Greg Kinnear has one decent scene ... The rest seems contrived and trivial ...

Cinematography:  Sorry ... Looked like an Indie film ...  Shot like an Indie Film ... Probably is an Indie Film ... Enough Said.

Direction:  Did I say "Indie Film"?  Julianne's talent was so wasted in this movie ... It was kind of depressing ...

Overall Review:  Pass ... It's pretty simple.  One person has suffered for all of you ...  If you don't believe, you can choose to watch it on Netflix ...