Freedom Writers is another exceptional teacher scenario not so different from the norm.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
6 Jan 2007
fresh:
Corny? You bet. And worse when the plot veers into the glitz of a Dangerous Minds and the sappiness of a TV After School Special. But the movie, which Swank helped produce by using her clout as a two-time Oscar winner, gets to you.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan 2007
rotten:
Our eager-beaver heroine suffers the kids' sarcasm, fails to earn their respect by bringing in a Tupac tape, then wins them over in a crucial scene that, fact-based or not, rings as false as anything in Dangerous Minds.
– Rob Nelson,
Village Voice,
9 Jan 2007
fresh:
Square, sincere, and proud of it.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan 2007
fresh:
Engaging but cliched inspirational drama set during the time of the 1992 race riots in Los Angeles. On some level, just about any movie featuring never-say-die teachers is effective.