I fully expected to love the film. I'm an elementary school teacher and always enjoy films about teachers working with children. To be honest, I thought the film was dull. We don't really get to know the children or the teacher very well. There seems to be very little taught in the school. The students are constantly writing out dictations and the teacher, who is a very nice man and very kind to his students, is seen having the same type of interactions with his students over and over. After a while I became frustrated that we weren't really getting to know anyone in any depth...yes, the teacher says kind and gentle things, but it's like watching the same scene over and over. Even the antics of the kids are cute, but dull...in a year of filming these are the most interesting moments the director came up with? Still, a relaxing and sweet film.
Review of To Be and to Have
