Clive Owen is the prep school English instructor with demons, including alcohol. The new art teacher (Juliette Binoche) has her own challenges, but as you can tell from the photo that accompanies this review, they end up together. Meanwhile, they inspire their students with a battle between writing and art. Despite that fact that the script is predictable and spends too much time selling its intellectual points, all of the performances are engaging, especially Owen who is compelling & Binoche who is enchanting. Combine that with crisp direction and this slight little romance takes on an agreeable slant. (Criterion Cinema only)
(3.5 / 5)