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Dangerous Minds

1995

John N. Smith

Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Renoly Santiago, Wade Domínguez ...

5.9

21,619

Drama Former Marine LouAnne Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer) leaves an officer's commission and a nine-year military career to pursue her dream of becoming an English teacher. But while earning her credentials at a Northern California high school, she is assigned to a group of students who change her life forever. And she changes theirs. Although each of her charges exhibits a seemingly inpenetrable facade, these kids are desperate to connect with ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference"	POS
United States	Kevin McManus The Washington Post	"[It] merits only a C. And if it weren't for Michelle Pfeiffer, we'd surely be looking at a more dismal grade."	NEU
United States	Edward Guthmann SFGATE	"It works surprisingly well (...) What makes it work is the integrity of Pfeiffer's performance and Smith's direction"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Pfeiffer, who is a good actor, does with this material what she can (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"While films are admired for making fantasy real, some manage a reverse, unwanted kind of alchemy, turning involving reality into meaningless piffle"	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"False and condescending films in this genre are nothing new, but Dangerous Minds steamrollers its way over some real talent"	NEG
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"Pfeiffer's performance supersedes any of the material, but the rest of the film is a seething mass of clichés (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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