jonathanruano A soapish film about a student (Erik Knudsen) and his evil uncle (because all uncles in the movies are evil) who set up a teacher (Ashley Jones) by taking photos allegedly showing her engaged in sexual misconduct with Erik Knudsen's character, and then they blackmail her. There are so many problems with this movie that I do not know where to begin. The whole set up is preposterous and the script was not ready to be made into a movie. The so-called sexual misconduct is not sexual at all, because anyone looking at the photos can see that Ashley Jones' character is just hugging the student who is going through a rough patch (though he does not demonstrate this convincingly) There is not a single sympathetic character in this entire movie, including the teacher and the troubled student (the director and writers killed both of his parents off - the first in the battlefield of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in a vain effort to generate sympathy for this kid), and therefore we as the audience do not have a good reason to care about any of them. The teacher's husband is a complete douchbag because he inexplicably cheats on his attractive wife (Ashley Jones) with an ugly, sleazy bar maid. I have no idea what is wrong with their marriage and the film does not really explain this aspect in any satisfactory way, except to suggest some silly husband-father in law tension that makes no sense. I also noticed that, unlike more mature films, the Ashley Jones' character and the husband do not work to resolve their conflict. They just decide to be angry with each other in the first half of the film and reconciled in the second half. In that connection, the acting is terrible because not a single character seems to believe in their lines or in the roles that they are supposed to play.If director Robert Malenfant and writers Christine Conradt and Corbin Mezner did something creative with the plot, then perhaps this film could be saved from the trash bin. For example, maybe this film could have a twist where the teacher (Ashley Jones) does fall in love with the student (Knudsen) and they have a sexual relationship and the relationship is followed by a betrayal when she realizes that she is being blackmailed. Or maybe have a plot where the teacher is smart enough to figure out that the student is trying to blackmail her and then she rejects him. But afterwards, the student develops an unhealthy sexual obsession about his teacher (Ashley Jones) and spirals into depression and madness when he realizes that she will always be out of reach. If they did something like that, then at least the movie would be a little more interesting and far less predictable than this drivel. Thumbs way down. Easily one of the worst films of 2008.

refdan I was immensely disappointed at this halfhearted effort to produce a thriller/crime story. I was expecting some well developed characters who have more than one dimension and an interesting plot.What I watched was nothing like that. Instead, the characters are like paper cutouts with no depth. The main character is just too good to be real. Always perfectly coiffed, even after getting out of bed. Her husband is a no-good philanderer with a failed business. Her father is caricature from the Andy Griffith Show.The basic plot has some interesting potential, but the film makers just didn't have enough guts to find it.I just don't recommend this to anyone who wants to be entertained with a creative and thought provoking film.

rgcustomer Coming from Canada, I'm dismayed. Let me explain. The movie starts with a great concept -- a frame-up of a young attractive high-school teacher. But the acting (by all actors) is leaden and monotone throughout. All the main actors have done better work before. The script contains a completely unnecessary mob subplot, never really fleshed out. And I won't spoil the ending, but we deserve better than what we get there too. Then, I always watch the credits. So what do I see in the credits? It was apparently funded in part by tax credits from Canada, Ontario, and Quebec. (Credits for credits, eh?) I'm in Ontario so I guess I helped fund it twice. And I wouldn't mind, if I had funded a high-quality film like Water or Cube or The Red Violin or Waydowntown. But that isn't what this is. Although I can't know the motives behind the film, to me it feels very much like a Canadian film-industry make-work project. I therefore apologize to the world for my tiny involvement in this film. Interestingly IMDb currently lists Ashley, Erik, and Chris as also cast in Dim Sum Funeral (2009) which IMDb says is filmed in British Columbia. I hope it is better.

Peter Cassels (pacassels) I understand Army Wives is a significant departure from the standard Lifetime fare. I assume that's why the premiere of its second season scored record-breaking ratings. Most of the women's cable channel productions are meant for stay-at-home wives and mothers, and females who enjoy stories about being victimized. This one, however, reaches new lows: bad acting, worse writing and a bad plot line. I think soap operas are better than this and I don't even watch them. The chilling message in "A Teacher's Crime" is that teachers should not get close to or go above and beyond to help their students or they might wind up being accused of having affairs with them. Instead of being dedicated to their profession, public school teachers who watch this may decide that they should just put in the time until they retire, collect their benefits and retire with big pensions at taxpayers' expense. Ironically, I watched this movie on Father's Day weekend when Lifetime was showing "good dad, bad dad" fare. The emphasis apparently is "bad dad," standard for this male-hating cable channel.