Freedom Writers [Blu-ray]
by Richard LaGravenese
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Actor: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott GlennDirector: Richard LaGravenese
Brand: Freedom
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Freedom Writers [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Wonderful story!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have only seen this once but it was such a great story I had to get it on blu-ray. Teachers will love it.
Summary of Freedom Writers [Blu-ray]
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/20/2007 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Pg13Though the "inspirational teacher" theme may feel done to death, Freedom Writers succeeds because it emphasizes the students as much as the teacher. Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don't Cry) comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism, but quickly discovers that her unruly classroom isn't easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives--an assignment that the class bites into with relish, which eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. This plotline has been made before, sometimes well, sometimes poorly; Freedom Writers, by drawing heavily from the published journals of the students--and thanks to a (mostly) unheroic script, direction that emphasizes individual characters over stereotypes, and rigorous performances from the whole cast--makes the story seem fresh and genuine. Swank does solid work, but the standouts are April L. Hernandez as a girl whose gang wants her to lie and send an innocent boy to jail and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) as a teacher who resents Gruwell's offbeat success. Also featuring Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy), Scott Glenn (The Right Stuff), and a plethora of strong young actors. --Bret Fetzer
Beyond Freedom Writers
 More Inspirational Teacher Films on DVD |  The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell |  More DVDs Starring Hilary Swank |
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