Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Ratri Bilqis Auwibi First time i watched this movie was in a class with all of my friends about 4 years ago. the lecturer let us watch it. usually, when lecturer ask us to watch movie, it would be something boring and old. but not with this movie. the best way for me to enjoy movie is watching them alone using an earphone. in fact, i enjoyed this movie so much when i watched this with about eighties people in room. Tonight i'm watching it again and thinking about to write a little words about it. its touching. and the value, it gives us lesson that something which usually looked as weakness or a bad thing in contrary become something that strengthen you so much. because sometimes, a normal people could still being shame of their self and pessimistic. but this tourette syndrome taught you not to give up. I'm just so in love with this movie, its so deep. and james wolk played his role as Brad never failed me a bit. 10 thumbs!

lti99 This was a really good movie. Well acted, directed, and written. Although his condition is funny at first, you feel sorry for him. Inspiring movie. There were times when I wanted to shed a tear or two. It really makes you think that when you think you have problems, this man really had issues. Takes you into his mind and what it's like to have this condition. This guy even went out and got a degree in teaching. After he gets his degree, he goes out and looks a teaching job, which is not accepted because a lot of people think he is weird. He eventually tells them his condition and they relax and learn that he is a normal person. I'm surprised nobody else has commented on this movie.

megz3486 This movie hit a little too close to home for me. I don't have Turourtes Syndrome, I am however a Stutterer. I am currently going to school to become a high school English teacher, which scares me to death. Like the character in this movie, Brad Cohen, I am very open about my stutter, and i have felt a lot of the same emotions when dealing with ignorant people or people who tell me that i CAN'T do something because i am not "normal" (whatever that is). I thought this movie was excellent in capturing the emotional aspect of a neurological disorder and i feel as though in my case, as well as in Turourtes, there is not nearly enough knowledge for the public and if they continue to make movies like this one, then perhaps we can have a few less ignorant people in this world.

edwagreen One common denominator of most films dealing with schoolteachers, they're usually quite good but are totally unrealistic. "Front of the Class" falls into this category.Marvelously staged with a wonderful cast, the film deals with a young man afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome who wishes to teach.Based on a true story, the film chronicles the life of Brad Cohen from childhood, where he meets up with unsympathetic teachers. (Naturally, how can they maintain order by having his noises allowed in class?)His father, stoically played by Treat Williams, can't accept the problem and is divorced from mom, Patricia Heaton. Heaton is the diligent mother who researches Tourette's when no one is willing to admit that young Brad is suffering from this illness. Even if they knew, the so called experts don't know how to handle the situation. When Heaton takes Brad to a support group, she quickly pulls him out after hearing a parent saying that schooling these children is a complete waste of time.Of course, Brad grows up wanting to be a teacher to show that all children can learn and to show that he is the teacher who can accomplish this, while giving the dig that none of his teachers ever understood him. Brad, they may have understood you but they had other children to deal with.After getting the run-around, Brad finally lands a job teaching 2nd graders when the assistant principal nudges the principal to hire this young man despite his handicap.Wonderfully, most of the children in the class cooperate while one exceptional child in the class is dying from cancer. Interesting to note that a veteran teacher in the grade "dumped" her most unruly student on Mr. Cohen. Naturally, he is able to handle him because he "understands" him. If only Mr. Cohen came into an urban classroom and saw the realities of the situation.I guess that Mr. Cohen succeeds because he is the most disruptive influence in the class. The film tries to build bridges and urge cooperation and understanding with people having physical handicaps. If society as a whole were only so tolerant, what a perfect world we'd live in.