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The Substitute (1996)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 6/13

Substitute
6/13: Out is Sandy Dennis of Up the Down Staircase, in is Sergeant Barnes as the substitute.

I'm a big fan of Tom Berenger, but he isn't the problem in The Substitute. Neither is the rest of the cast. They're all decent and give credible performances. Rather, it's the logic that kills my brain.

Where were other teachers the whole time? The filmmakers can't honestly expect me to believe only three work at the school. No assistant principals? No counselors? No anyone else? I used to be a teacher at such a similar-sized high school, and believe me, it employs lots of people. A gang of mercenaries operates in a rinky-dink high school? Are we stuck in a time-warp of Miami Vice?

All in all, The Substitute is out of touch with reality.