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HALF NELSON

Director:

  Ryan Fleck
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Karen Chilton
  Shareeka Epps
  Ryan Gosling
  Tina Holmes
  Anthony Mackie
Movie Haiku:Junior high school social studies teacher with a bad drug habit grows emotionally dependent on a student after she catches him in the act. Fine acting ruined by ludicrous plot. Maybe Epps would develop a crush on Gosling, but why are he (& Mackie) spending so much time with her?

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2006