Dangerous Minds
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5.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: George Dzundza, Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Summary: Based on an incredible true-life story – Michelle Pfeiffer stars as former U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, a first-time high school teacher assigned to a class of tough but smart inner city students. When conventional methods fail to reach them, the feisty Ms. Johnson tries the unconventional - -- defying the rules and creating her own curriculum. In the process, she instills a new self-confidence in her students -- motivating them toward their greatest potential. (BV Entertainment)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    And Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference.
  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Terrence Rafferty
    60
    But the cut-to-the-enlightenment dramaturgy of Ronald Bass's screenplay feels desperate and false.
  3. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Barbara Shulgasser
    50
    It's all quite inspiring, but despite the fact that this is based on someone's actual experiences, the whole thing has an unfortunate Hollywood ring to it.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    The movie pretends to show poor black kids being bribed into literacy by Dylan and candy bars, but actually it is the crossover white audience that is being bribed with mind-candy in the form of safe words by the two Dylans.

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  1. Qasem23
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    One of the most superficial and racial stereotype provoking films of all time. Good luck trying to learn something from this ****… Expand

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