The English Teacher
Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: May 17, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ObserverRex ReedMay 21, 2013
Under Craig Zisk’s frisky direction, the entire cast is superb and wrinkle-free. The screenplay, by husband-wife team Dan and Stacy Chariton, is thin as a poker chip but as clever as it is contrived. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 17, 2013
The most pressing question I took away from the film is, Are they really still teaching "A Tale of Two Cities" in honors English classes? Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigMay 17, 2013
Nathan Lane steals the show in this tale of a high school English teacher who becomes obsessed with a student's play. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Adam NaymanMay 31, 2013
A potentially incisive character study is buried under layers of fluff in The English Teacher. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMay 30, 2013
The picture is perfectly watchable but rarely compelling, because the filmmakers are too timid to take any chances. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMay 19, 2013
The line between “cute” and “cutesy” is violated, repeatedly, in the sometimes funny, often cloying comedy The English Teacher. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubBen KenigsbergMay 15, 2013
Even the sitcom stylings might not matter if the movie were funny, but in spite of the potential for Guffman-esque comedy, The English Teacher boasts few surprises—except perhaps its message, which seems to be that selling out isn’t so bad. Chalk it up to a case of “write what you know.” Read full review
50
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundMay 12, 2013
This is the second recent release—after The Great Gatsby, whose overwrought, on-screen text it even shares—that aims to channel great, time-honored storytelling without being able to tell a great story. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMay 23, 2013
The acting, especially Ms. Moore’s, is solid. But her strong, sympathetic performance fails to transform The English Teacher into anything more than a sitcom devoid of laughs, except for a soupçon of literary humor. It is a movie at odds with itself. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMay 21, 2013
The film’s cutesy vibe is closer to "Glee" than "Election" or "Waiting for Guffman," with Nathan Lane’s exuberant drama teacher pitching several yards of camp tent. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyMay 16, 2013
The English Teacher is a tragedy masquerading as a comedy and doing a disservice to both. Read full review
20
Village VoiceNick SchagerMay 14, 2013
A respectable cast and much noisy boisterousness isn't enough to generate a single laugh. Read full review
20
Film.comJordan HoffmanMay 10, 2013
Despite a lead performance by the always welcome Julianne Moore it is rudderless in its presentation and outright stupid in its central conceits. Read full review
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