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Set in 1970/71, the film felt like a local stage play which exhausted the available costume room, and maybe even a few personal closets. The standout actor was Naheem Garcia who played Danny the janitor. I was constantly aware of the impeccable makeup, eyebrows, hair styles and clothing of Mary, the school cafeteria manager. The student Angus was referred to as a problem child, but really wasn't. Paul felt like the typical oddball history teacher, with a few skeletons in the closet, but none which pulled at the heart. I am very quick to tear-up to a film or song or poem or commercial..., but I felt no emotional connection to any character. Every character had a background which could have been churned up to the surface, but their stories just floated around on the top like oil on water. I so wanted to feel what the critics felt, but to me, the film played out as flat and retro-brown as week-old city snow.