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Stand and Deliver

1988

Ramón Menéndez

Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Andy García, Rosana De Soto ...

6.5

671

Drama Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.

	Author	Review
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"'Stand and Deliver' is inspirational, but never sentimental. It resists all too many temptations. It cries out for schmaltz. But this is a drama as honest as its hero"	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"A better, less cliched film than La Bamba, with considerably more on its mind, and its strengths may pave the way for more complex, more demanding stories of the Latino experience for all audiences."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Mr. Olmos seems to be living and breathing this role rather than merely playing it, and his enthusiasm really catches on."	POS
Canada	Jay Scott The Globe and Mail	"'Stand and Deliver' honors its title; it's a good news movie in a bad news world. "	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A film that makes a brave, bold statement about an unexpected subject, but that lacks the full emotional power it really should have."	NEU
United States	TV Guide	"Carefully scripted and well acted, 'Stand and Deliver' is sentimental and utterly predictable but better than many films of this kind."	POS

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