Title: Worth renting and owning!
Review: Yes, this is another movie about a gungho teacher inspiring underprivleged high schoolers, but how many other movies actually have an original plot? Shakespeare beat everybody to the punch, and some of his weren't original.The power of this movie is that it is true. Swank gives a stellar performance as does the actress who plays Ava. I felt the other English teachers are stereotyped and not realistic. The plot moved well, much better than the book.This is one of the best movies I have seen in a while. Since it does have so much educational merit, it is unfortunate that due to the street language most schools will not allow this one to be viewed. And, the movie would be totally unrealistic without it.
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