"Dangerous Minds" is a great film starring Michelle Pfeiffer. It tells the true story of Louanne Johnson, played by Michelle Pfeiffer. She is an ex-marine teaching English at an inner city high school. The kids do not have any direction whatsoever. They are in a world of crime, drugs, and gangs, and most of the kids will not graduate. Louanne tries her best to reach to the kids and try to helped them graduate. She teaches them poetry by showing them Bob Dylan songs, and showing that school is not the worst thing in the world.
This film brings up a great topic in the U.S. today. In inner cities and urban areas, most kids do not graduate. It is a terrible thing because it is hard to get anywhere in life without a diploma. Michelle Pfeiffer does a great job in this film, and she got a few awards for this role. These types of films dealing with troubled teenagers are great for example "Freedom Writers," "Stand and Deliver," and "Lean on Me." This is one of the best in this genre.
Grade = 81/100 = B-
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