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Half Nelson   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: B+ 10 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 1748 ratings  User Reviews (80 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 80  |   Next   Overall Grade: A- Story: A- Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: A- Gripping! by 30 Second Critic (movies profile) (Jul 29, 2007) 8 of 9 people found this review helpful Half Nelson is the story of a junior high school teacher and coach who's life is a mess, strangled by drug use (hence the wrestling term, half nelson). Things change when... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A A fantastic, small film.... by G (movies profile) (Feb 16, 2007) 6 of 7 people found this review helpful Half Nelson is a story of a White, young school teacher who struggles to make a difference in the lives of the inner-city students he teaches, while struggling with his o... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A Finally a movie worth seeing in 2006 by (movies profile) (Jul 29, 2007) 5 of 6 people found this review helpful This low budget character study of a troubled inner city teacher and his observant 13-year-old pupil may go on a bit too long, but it does not make any other misstep as i... Full Review Overall Grade: B- Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: B- Visuals: C Fragmented and slow, but great performances by Erik (movies profile) (Nov 7, 2007) 4 of 4 people found this review helpful I really wanted to love this movie and instead I just thought it was good. The parallels b/w Gossling's teaching life and personal life were done well, showing how he ce... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: B Opposite Forces Bring Change by (movies profile) (Aug 2, 2007) 4 of 5 people found this review helpful This is the first movie I have seen that dealt with drug abuse that I was able to enjoy. I enjoyed it because the characters interacted with each other and the force the... Full Review Overall Grade: F Story: F Acting: D Direction: D- Visuals: D boring by edj (movies profile) (Nov 7, 2007) 3 of 3 people found this review helpful you can see everything before it happens. the characters are dull and the movie is boring. nothing happens that you can't see coming at least 10 minutes before it happe... Full Review Overall Grade: F Story: F Acting: F Direction: F Visuals: N/A Waste of time by rita (movies profile) (Nov 7, 2007) 4 of 6 people found this review helpful This was absolutely the longest movie I ever sat through. It was boring, boring, boring. There were no redeming qualities. The teacher was a good man who couldn't get his... Full Review Overall Grade: D+ Story: D+ Acting: B+ Direction: N/A Visuals: C Sorry mess by robertm (movies profile) (Nov 7, 2007) 3 of 4 people found this review helpful Don't waste your time on this pointless story. No feeling for the main character in his drugged up mess and there was no effort to show the compassion and relationship ne... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B+ Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: A- Teacher Teach Thyself by ruth (movies profile) (Feb 16, 2007) 3 of 4 people found this review helpful Ryan Gosling plays Dan Dunne, a drug-addicted (& drug addled) high school teacher and girl's basketball coach in an inner city school in the Red Hook neighborhood of Broo... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: B+ Half Nelson is a genuine, poignant drama. by (movies profile) (Jun 11, 2008) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful Half Nelson is a rarity. It's a poignant drama about an inner-city school teacher who's unconventional ways win the trust and attention of his students in a rough urban e... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 80  |   Next