The English Teacher

A decent film which completely subverts any expectations you have going in by being a completely different film

For some reason this movie employs some over the top sing song-ey fairy tale narrator. In the last 5 minutes the narrator decides to start accosting the main character and commenting on the plot, Stranger than Fiction style. This happens for absolutely no reason. I can only assume that this was an attempt to spruce up the INCREDIBLY predictable ending. Our main character meets a handsome divorcé in the first 15 minutes of the movie. TAKE A WILD GUESS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END.

The main character is someone I don't understand, the writer is just a crazy person and (the ending is) way too predictable! Not good, not good....

An interesting little laugh-heavy dramedy with a goofy tone that then goes to some dark-ish places, while mostly maintaining the lighter feel. It doesn't try to be ambiguous or go over your head. I loved the "In the words of David Mamet, 'FUCK YOU'!" line. The omniscient narrator serves as a fun little quirk. Sure (mostly) everything wraps up in a neat little package at the end but hey, that doesn't automatically translate to "bad". It's a three-act fairy tale people! Not the best, but it works.

absolutely predictable and empty but still great to watch Moore

'The English Teacher' commits three basic sins: it's not very funny, it's not very heartfelt, and it contains few surprises. These factors overwhelm the generally good performances and leave the film feeling dull and procedural in spots.