Chalk rides on some well observed lessons in pain by a small group of teachers at Harrison High
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09/13/08
Chalk (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7/10
Reviews for Chalk
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04/23/09
Chalk's aim is to clue you in why 50% of teachers quit within the first three years.
02/06/08
Mockumentary shines light on high school teachers.
10/22/07
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10/11/07
A special gem of a film that demands a giant audience... One of the finest valentines to the profession ever crafted.
09/24/07
There are still moments when the tone is uncertain and the actors visibly struggle, but for the most part there's a freshness about the performances that could probably not have been achieved in any other way.
09/14/07
The movie has 'heart' in a way that doesn't feel cloying or dishonest. And the cast -- especially Janelle Schremmer -- just nails it.
09/14/07
Chalk might have been both funnier and more penetrating as a real documentary.
09/14/07
...may be a harbinger of a new kind of cinema, less oriented on big-face stars and spectacular special effects.
09/14/07
[The filmmakers'] best intentions are better realized than their filmmaking ambitions.
09/13/07
Chalk is a gentle mockumentary about high school teachers -- so gentle, you wonder why anyone bothered. So gentle, it verges on 'what's the point?'
09/07/07
The movie offers some modest, amusing and true lessons about an honorable profession.
07/28/07
Like the teaching profession, Chalk is at times tedious and rewarding.
07/16/07
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06/30/07
Chalk is a message from the horse’s mouth, and is thereby humorously instructive without ever becoming sarcastic or judgmental.
06/13/07
Can we all come to a consensus that the whole mockumentary concept is played out?
06/09/07
The indie film is funny and, at times, heartbreaking. Wisely, it avoids the happy ending that Hollywood would have insisted upon.
06/08/07
An unassuming indie comedy that just happens to be terrific, Mike Akel's deceptively modest debut is, unfortunately, as likely to go unrewarded as the thousands of teachers who do a great job with little acknowledgment.
06/08/07
So convincingly acted that if it didn’t include brief interludes in which the grown-ups suddenly break into musical-comedy mode or reflect out loud in video diary segments, you might not guess it is fiction.
06/08/07
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