This is the indie drama I’ve been waiting for. It feels like the good indie drama is becoming harder and harder to come by. A few years ago tons were popping up, but in the past few years things seem to have lost their way. I’m a fan of Adrien Brody. He stars in this movie as a substitute teacher. We follow three weeks of his life and his interactions with people at the school he’s subbing at. Like a lot of these teacher movies, “his method is non-traditional”. He gets in the head of a few kids and I think that’s where the main story really gets its meat. The ensemble cast seems pretty awesome too. Bryan Cranston, Lucy Liu, Christina Hendricks, James Caan, Tim Blake Nelson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and even more familiar faces. That’s a lot of awesomeness. This seems like one of those airy, let things fall into place as the narrative unfolds, type of smart indies. I have a really good feeling about this movie. I think it’ll be a sleeper.
