Not unlike Dead Poet's Society or The Emperor's Club, we once again find ourselves on an ancient campus glorified in its old school ways rooted to the past by equally ancient traditions. Instead of over bred boys, there are over bred girls. Instead of the progressive male professor we have a progressive female professor. The all-star cast of this movie must have been the real reason this movie got made. Julia Roberts supported by Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Maggie Gyllenhaal make for an amazing ensemble and do a solid job playing the somewhat typecast roles they have been given. Ginnifer Goodwin is someone we will hopefully see more of as this film introduces us to another young up and coming female actress who somehow managed to get one of the less straightforward parts in this movie. But, sadly, as I said "You've seen this somewhere before." Nice movie. Good acting. Decent ending. Sad testament to the way a lot of people did and do think in this "free" world.
Review of Mona Lisa Smile
