As a movie, it sort of drags, but the message is more relavant today than ever. The problems of the school are greatly exaggerated, but I'm sure a lot of teachers are as bad as some of the ones in this movie. I think the best message in this movie is not about the schools, but about the legal system. If the story had been less fragmented, this could have been much better. There may have been too many stars, too. There wasn't enough time to really develop any of their characters. I can recommend this movie to kill some time, but not really to rent.
