Plot English teacher Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) takes her first job at an LA high school and finds herself in charge of a class of gang members and truants. She refuses to give up on them, using her own money, spare time and The Diary Of Anne Frank to reinvigorate their interest.
Verdict Despite solid work from the engaging cast, there’s nothing new here to distinguish Freedom Writers as anything beyond a C+.
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Tragic
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