AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Executscan Expected more

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

OJT A young history teacher is being set-up by a student and his care-giving uncle, which takes pictures of she and the student hugging. It's a set-up, but the student is having second thoughts. But things are even worse...This is obviously a Canadian TV-movie with production values as one. But with a good idea, and good enough to keep you interested. Though the actors are good, I'm afraid it shines through that something is lacking for this to be really good. A bit cheesy music and happy ending, as you know there won't be a sequel, which nowadays ruins many endings.The actors do a good job, especially Erik Knudsen, who plays the student. He acts like he really is an troubled orphan on the wrong side of the law, and is able to not overplay.I see this is bashed by some reviewers here, but more than it deserves. Due to the idea and the drive of the story I think it deserves a pretty good review by me. I was entertained so much that it's easy to see through the flaws. He film could have been way better with more time spent on the ending.

giant_marmoset The movie puts far too heavy emphasis on the weak dialogue. Simply put, the people in this movie talk like books, and it really shows. The roles of the actors are unanimously archetypal and lack any and all depth. Probably the weakest thing in the film is Ashley Jones's acting, which is clearly not at the level necessary for a dialogue heavy film-- her portrayal of a teacher is completely unconvincing.The plot was not altogether terrible but poor directing simply made this movie an assembly line of clichés (the plot could have been salvaged with strong acting, good script, and a greater focus on either horror, or relevant pressing issues. Not to mention the plot is neither plausible nor remotely menacing. The cinematography is amateurish and the script was overwritten and juvenile.The part of the film that almost makes it comedic, is the score. At scarcely rare moments when i found myself actually feeling sorry for Jeremy Rander's character, a much too over the top song would start playing. This made the movie an almost unintentional satire and hilarious to make fun of.One thing they did right in the film was the pacing; the thanklessly weak plot managed to progress smoothly.Watch only if u get some kind of enjoyment in bad films.

rgcustomer Coming from Canada, I'm dismayed. Let me explain. The movie starts with a great concept -- a frame-up of a young attractive high-school teacher. But the acting (by all actors) is leaden and monotone throughout. All the main actors have done better work before. The script contains a completely unnecessary mob subplot, never really fleshed out. And I won't spoil the ending, but we deserve better than what we get there too. Then, I always watch the credits. So what do I see in the credits? It was apparently funded in part by tax credits from Canada, Ontario, and Quebec. (Credits for credits, eh?) I'm in Ontario so I guess I helped fund it twice. And I wouldn't mind, if I had funded a high-quality film like Water or Cube or The Red Violin or Waydowntown. But that isn't what this is. Although I can't know the motives behind the film, to me it feels very much like a Canadian film-industry make-work project. I therefore apologize to the world for my tiny involvement in this film. Interestingly IMDb currently lists Ashley, Erik, and Chris as also cast in Dim Sum Funeral (2009) which IMDb says is filmed in British Columbia. I hope it is better.

Peter Cassels (pacassels) I understand Army Wives is a significant departure from the standard Lifetime fare. I assume that's why the premiere of its second season scored record-breaking ratings. Most of the women's cable channel productions are meant for stay-at-home wives and mothers, and females who enjoy stories about being victimized. This one, however, reaches new lows: bad acting, worse writing and a bad plot line. I think soap operas are better than this and I don't even watch them. The chilling message in "A Teacher's Crime" is that teachers should not get close to or go above and beyond to help their students or they might wind up being accused of having affairs with them. Instead of being dedicated to their profession, public school teachers who watch this may decide that they should just put in the time until they retire, collect their benefits and retire with big pensions at taxpayers' expense. Ironically, I watched this movie on Father's Day weekend when Lifetime was showing "good dad, bad dad" fare. The emphasis apparently is "bad dad," standard for this male-hating cable channel.