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And Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference.Full Review

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Dangerous Minds doesn't drop the sentimental conventions of the good-teacher Hollywood drama but reconstitutes them with strong performances, sensitive direction by Canadian film maker John N. Smith ("The Boys of St. Vincent") and a firm belief that teachers can and will make a difference in a person's life.Full Review

Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

The sweet story turns stickygooey, however, as writer Ronald Bass sprinkles the script with saccharine lines that sound plain dumb coming from high schoolers.Full Review

Washington Post

While films are admired for making fantasy real, some manage a reverse, unwanted kind of alchemy, turning involving reality into meaningless piffle.Full Review

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times

The sweet story turns stickygooey, however, as writer Ronald Bass sprinkles the script with saccharine lines that sound plain dumb coming from high schoolers.Full Review

Kevin McManus
Washington Post
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