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 | | 2. Guardian (2006) (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Ashton Kutcher Kevin Costner Director: Andrew Davis | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 5/30/2008 |  | The Guardian - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: Matt Paprocki - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/4/2008 2:14 PM | | Replace the Coast Guard with basketball, football, or swimming, and you have the basic Disney formula behind The Guardian. This isn’t a revolutionary film, but it’s a story that Hollywood has surprisingly avoided, and the Coast Guard deserves way more credit than they get. Politics aside, there’s an average tale of someone going above and beyond for the sake of others in the face of adversity that’s been done to death, even if it’s done well here. read the full review | |
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 | | 5. Half Nelson | | | Starring: Anthony Mackie Ryan Gosling Director: Ryan Fleck | | Format: DVD Release Date: 5/27/2008 | | Half Nelson - DVD By: Alexandra Calamari - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 2/22/2007 5:44 PM | | When it comes to films about teaching, the formula is pretty standard: eccentric teacher takes the delinquents nobody wanted, breaks all the standard rules of education and changes their lives by believing in them. And that's exactly what happens in Half Nelson - except that the inspirational teacher is a closet crack head. read the full review | |
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 | | 6. Freedom Writers (Widescreen) | | | Starring: Hilary Swank Imelda Staunton | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/27/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Freedom Writers - DVD Review By: Rafe Telsch - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 4/11/2007 11:20 AM | | There's no arguing that Freedom Writers is an inspirational story. The film gives teachers yet another role model to look up to and strive to be. It also shows the downside of being the devoted teacher Gruwell was: divorce, administrative battles, etc. Perhaps by centering the movie around the teacher instead of the students, Freedom Writers dodges the bullet of portraying teaching as a completely idyllic occupation. Yes, teachers can make a difference, but the costs can be equally high read the full review | |
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