This one I liked becuase at the end the movie didn't preach anything or showed a happy/sad ending. Half Nelson shows the relationship between a white male teacher in a predominantly african-american neighborhood school and a teenage african-american girl. The teacher is battling drug addiction and alcohol dependence and in turn trying to prevent the girl from getting entangled in drug peddling.
Without loud and preachy scenes, the movie shows the internal battles each of us fights inwardly, even though outside we tend not to show the world that we have issues. The movie has several messages and must be watched to understand them (instead of me writing in length).
The acting is good, but more than the acting, the direction stands out. Ryan Fleck has done a good job. Overall, a very fine movie.
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