Half Nelson details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Ryan Gosling, Nicole Vicius, Christopher Williamson, Tina Holmes, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie |
| Director: | Ryan Fleck |
| Genre: | Drama - Comedy |
| Studio: | AXIOM FILMS INTERNATIONAL LTD |
| Name | Discs | |
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Half Nelson |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 43 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 24 Sep 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMRyan Gosling plays a drug-addled teacher in this powerful drama.
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Half Nelson Rocks
By a customer from London , 29 Jan 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Forget what you thought you knew about teacher-student films. (Dangerous Minds this aint). Half Nelson is an absorbing, moving and utterly compelling look at the complexities of being human. Ryan Gosling’s deserved Oscar-nomination for Best Actor for his performance here is bang on. He plays trouble History teacher Dan Dunne, who is happy to bin the rule books if it means actually communicating to his students. However his private and public life blur considerably when his taste for drink and drugs takes him into seriously dangerous ground. When 14 year-old student Drey (Shareeka Epps) finds him smoking crack in the school toilets, so begins a relationship that aims to throw up the sheer perplexity of life – nothing is ever black and white. Essential viewing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(188)Slow but good
By a customer , 25 Jan 2013Quite a slow and sad film, but Gosling plays his role very convincingly. Probably won't watch it again, but I'd recommend it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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An Amazing Film
By RickStar79 (2 reviews) , 20 Jul 2012This film is amazing in its ability to show how two people – a teacher and a student – struggle with a neglectful and unfair world. The pace of the film is fairly slow as it stays with their difficulties, but this is where the richness and depth of the characters can be found. Ryan Gosling’s performance is outstanding in portraying subtle yet very powerful emotions. Those who found it dull are only picking up on one of these emotions.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Waste of time
By Tyska (5 reviews) , 15 May 2012Sat down to watch it with my boyfriend in the evening. Turned it off half way through as it was so dull and boring. BIG dissapointment.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Average Social Drama
By GaryI (785 reviews) from March, Cambs , 16 Apr 2012Sorry but this didn't do it for me. Ryan Gosling is v good as the crack addicted teacher but the flow of the narrative regarding his strange relationship with one of his pupils is unclear.
In short the film become boring.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Ryan Gosling shines.
By a customer , 26 Mar 2012Absolutely fantastic. I didn't know whether to cry or smile at the end, so I did both! Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor and this helps to keep us on Dan's side throughout.- Was this review helpful to you?
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