ANTI UNION FILM, "WON'T BACK DOWN" PANNED

We here at the ICE blog will try to save you some money and time by referring our readers to the LA Times review of the anti teacher union, pro-privatization movie, "Won't Back Down."  I understand the film is not doing well at the box office as well as with the critics so it looks like the ed privatizing crowd has had this one backfire.

I have copied below the beginning and end of the LA Times review written by Kenneth Turan.  The critique can truly be labeled as a classic:

When movies are at their most mindless, i.e. much of the time, it's tempting to wish things could be otherwise. What adult moviegoer hasn't hoped Hollywood could rouse itself at least every once in awhile to pay attention to the issues of the day.

But while the hot button-hugging "Won't Back Down"would seem to do just that, it also serves to warn us to be careful what we wish for. This poor film is so shamelessly manipulative and hopelessly bogus it will make you bite your tongue in regret and despair...

Though the film's pernicious propagandistic bias is irritating and misleading, it can't be overemphasized that what is really wrong with this film is how feeble it is dramatically. When Nora is trying to decide if she should work with Jamie, she remembers her mother's question: "What are you going to do with your one and only life?" Anyone who values their one and only life would be well-advised not to spend two hours of it here.