Chalk (2007)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:32
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7/10
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Reviews for Chalk
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Chalk rides on some well observed lessons in pain by a small group of teachers at Harrison High Full Review |
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B |
Chalk's aim is to clue you in why 50% of teachers quit within the first three years. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Mockumentary shines light on high school teachers. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A special gem of a film that demands a giant audience... One of the finest valentines to the profession ever crafted. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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B |
The movie has 'heart' in a way that doesn't feel cloying or dishonest. And the cast -- especially Janelle Schremmer -- just nails it. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
Chalk might have been both funnier and more penetrating as a real documentary. Full Review |
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86/100 |
...may be a harbinger of a new kind of cinema, less oriented on big-face stars and spectacular special effects. Full Review |
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C+ |
[The filmmakers'] best intentions are better realized than their filmmaking ambitions. Full Review |
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2/4 |
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?' Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The movie offers some modest, amusing and true lessons about an honorable profession. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Like the teaching profession, Chalk is at times tedious and rewarding. Full Review |
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Chalk is a message from the horse’s mouth, and is thereby humorously instructive without ever becoming sarcastic or judgmental. Full Review |
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2/6 |
Can we all come to a consensus that the whole mockumentary concept is played out? Full Review |
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3/4 |
The indie film is funny and, at times, heartbreaking. Wisely, it avoids the happy ending that Hollywood would have insisted upon. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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. Full Review |
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