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Waiting for Superman
2010 1h 51m PG
Documentary
7.4
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An examination of the current state of education in America today.
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Directed By
Davis Guggenheim
Written By
Davis Guggenheim
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Billy Kimball
Studio
Electric Kinney Films
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Waiting for Superman Reviews
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Your heart goes out to all these kids, but Guggenheim's take on education stacks the deck against them even further by implying that only charters offer a ray of hope. Would that it were that simple.
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
By focusing on these five kids and their hopeful families, Waiting for Superman puts a human face on a crisis worthy of a superhero.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Waiting for 'Superman' won't satisfy anyone looking for a five-point plan. (It won't win many fans among teachers' unions, either.) On the other hand, if it's effective filmmaking you're after, look no further.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Davis easily ties a sick education system to a sick society. But when it comes down to it, in the end he has no clear cure for what ails us. At the very least, though, he has exposed the disease for all to see.
Seattle Times
Linda Shaw
Guggenheim succeeds in asking tough questions. At the end of the film, after he's made us root for these kids and worry about the state of our schools, he asks: "Did we do the right thing? Did we do enough?"
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Waiting for 'Superman,' filmmaker Davis Guggenheim's scathing, moving critique of American public education, makes you actually want to do something after you dry your eyes.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
As Guggenheim's camera gives us a close-up of the Educational Lotto, the implication is clear: Why gamble on the future of America's children? Instead of helping some kids beat the odds, how do we change the odds for all kids?
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
It's meant to infuriate you and break your heart enough that you feel compelled to do something. There's a great deal of agit with very little prop.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
The photography and editing are accomplished, and the filmmaker frequently resorts to animation and other tricks to make his subject more palatable.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
It may be the case that Guggenheim is a better instigator than filmmaker, as the debate about our educational system appears to be on the upswing at present. For this.... Waiting for 'Superman' is essential viewing.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Guggenheim shows us that there is light at the end of this tunnel, we just have to be willing to do the hard work necessary to make sure those bulbs start burning brightly and that the flickering signaling their end comes to a stop.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
An admirable exercise in straight talk, especially in its tough assessment of the mediocrity-enforcing teachers' unions.
New Yorker
David Denby
We need another movie, one that shows us why some charter schools work and others dont.
Slate
Dana Stevens
You leave the film convinced that radical change is necessary but uncomfortable with the closing voice-over that assures you how simple it will be to implement it.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
This is more than an Important Documentary: it is engaging and, finally, enraging -- as captivating as any Superman movie, and as poignant as a child's plea for help.
Slant Magazine
Matthew Connolly
Guggenheim wants you to know that he has an education problem, and that you should too.
Christianity Today
Steven D. Greydanus
Johnny can't read or add, but he has boundless self-esteem. Is the glass one-third full or three-quarters empty? Would Johnny know the difference?
MSN Movies
James Rocchi
... emotionally engaging, as hopeful and honest as it is wrenching and moving.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
This movie isn't just a necessity (listen up, do-nothing politicians) - it might change your future.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film demonstrates (1) that quality education is possible for even the most disadvantaged students; (2) the cost is low, considering that high school dropouts often turn to crime when they can't find good jobs.
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