"187"

One powerful film. Right off you should know that "187" is the police code for a homicide. That sets the tone for this film. It stars Samuel L. Jackson as an idealistic high school teacher. After he's brutally attacked by a student at the rough high school where he teaches in NYC, he relocates to Los Angeles. There he accepts a substitute teaching job in a gang-riddled school. Naturally, trouble follows him. When one of his students is murdered and another attacked, you wonder if the perpetrator was a student or was it him. The movie is unsettling and keeps you on edge the whole time. As you'd expect, Jackson gives a noteworthy performance. This is a film that will stick with you, long after the end credits roll.
4 out of 5 stars