Underrated biopic of Escalante. This should be required viewing for inner city teachers.

another addition to the "dedicated teacher makes a difference" list......recommended.

Heck that was back in the 14th century before we even invented Snausages

How do I reach these kiiiiids? The 80's cheese is either delicious or inedible, depending on ones taste.

My favorite school teacher makes a difference story, and the only good thing EJO has done (okay, maybe one of the best things).

ögretmen, okul, sinif, calculus, matematik, bilgisayar ögretmeni, kopya, sinav, sinava hazirlik (siradisi ögretmen jaime escalante "kimo" bilgisayar ögretmeni olarak baslayacagi okulda bilgisayar olmadigi icin matematik ögretmenligi yapmaktadir. bu sirada ögrencileri calculus sinavina hazirlar ve fedakarlik isteyen yogun bir programa soyunur. ögretmen tavir olarak fazlaca esprilidir. orotitesini de bilgisinden almaktadir)

It's a feel-good, "inspirational" film that is just too damn hoky, cliche, and apparently, doesn't know anything about math. I'm sure the real story of Jaime Escalante was an interesting and worthwhile one, deserving better than this maudlin, frequently boring film. Edward James Olmos is great, but that's about all it has going for it.

kinda dated, but overall good.

This movie is inspiring, funny and sometimes the acting is aweseomtarded.

I liked this better as a song.

More enjoyable than you'd think.

I believe that between my various Spanish and math classes throughout junior high, high school and college, I was forced to watch this almost a dozen times.

Perhaps the ultimate inspiring teacher movie. Plus, it's the film that made math fun for Mexicans again!

While the story is certainly inspiring, the acting and writing are just cheesy over-dramatic 80's fare that's failed to stand the test of time.

Above average for its type of film.

another one of those "life affirming" stories I keep the hell away from

Inspiring

It's above par for the type of film that it is (the inspirational classroom movie), and the performances are pretty good. But it hasn't aged well. The soundtrack is forgivably 80s, but the score is not, as the music is distracting more often than not. Garcia is at his best in roles like this; I just love to hate the guy, and Olmos telling him off is the most satisfying moment in the film. Worth the watch, if only to see how Adama reached deez keeeeeeeds.