IMDb plot summary: On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
Directed by Mike Figgis. Starring Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, and Julian Sands.
When this film works, it's on the strength of Albert Finney's performance. He does such an excellent job of showing this character's pride in his work and how deeply hurt he is as he realizes how little his efforts have meant to anyone around him. As a teacher who also teaches a subject she's passionate about, a lot of his wrestling with that hit very hard. But he is really the only good part of this film, as much of the rest of it is alternately bland and preachy, and the ending would be entirely unsatisfying were it not for Finney managing to bring believability to his final monologue, which really doesn't earn it. Maybe worth a watch for his performance, but otherwise nah.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Browning Project < 12 Monkeys
The Browning Project > It's Always Fair Weather
The Browning Project > A Dangerous Method
The Browning Project < Away From Her
The Browning Project > Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
The Browning Project > Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
The Browning Project > Drive
The Browning Project > The Commitments
The Browning Project < Descendants
The Browning Project < Yellowbeard
The Browning Project > Interstate 60
Final spot: #1821 out of 3219, or 43%.
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