...may be a harbinger of a new kind of cinema, less oriented on big-face stars and spectacular special effects.
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09/14/07
Chalk (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7/10
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Reviews for Chalk
The film is effective as situational workplace comedy but the air of futility is particularly thick for these working slobs.
05/22/07
Chalk mines nervous laughter from the gulf between teacher and student culture, and the contrast between how its simultaneously self-conscious and oblivious teachers see themselves, and how the rest of the world sees them.
06/02/07
Chalk might have been both funnier and more penetrating as a real documentary.
09/14/07
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04/23/09
Unlike the litany of inspirational teacher movies, Chalk uses humor to make its truth approachable and palatable.
12/30/06
Chalk approaches the painful social awkwardness of The Office.
06/02/07
Top CriticAn A-for-effort novelty that, by the end, barely musters a passing grade.
05/24/07
If you have the chance to see Chalk and want to make sure you'll enjoy it at its fullest, bring a teacher or two along with you.
01/24/07
Mockumentary shines light on high school teachers.
10/22/07
If you're a high school teacher, you might find the funniest scenes painful to watch.
05/16/07
The movie offers some modest, amusing and true lessons about an honorable profession.
07/28/07
A special gem of a film that demands a giant audience... One of the finest valentines to the profession ever crafted.
09/24/07
Though advertised as mockumentary, Chalk is actually a warm character piece with many poignant observations about the American school system, depicting the teachers work and lives at a Texas highschool with compassion and understanding.
05/07/07
Its honest storytelling and painfully funny moments make up for the thrown-together feel.
06/06/07
Loaded with life, energy, truth and respect.
12/30/06
Led by a likable cast, Chalk toes the line between memorable character study and flat-out ensemble satire.
12/30/06
What's most refreshing about the genial and well-observed Chalk is that it describes the high school experience from the of teachers' point of view.
12/30/06
Trouble paying attention in class, low self-esteem, hormonal confusion -- and those are just the teachers in director Mike Akel’s zippy debut feature about first-, second- and third-year instructors at an Anytown, USA, public high school.
05/10/07
[The actors'] on-the-job experience certainly instills Chalk with a detailed insight that is funny and, at times, heartbreaking.
05/11/07
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