MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS

MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS is the classic fictional story about a teacher who uses rock and roll to teach untalented kids to appreciate music. The twist in this version is that the teacher wants to be a composer and only takes a teaching position so that he can have the time and money to be able to compose, but he finds teaching to be more than a full-time job leaving little time for outside interests. When …

…what viewers will remember their teachers looked like. Because there are a lot of different relationships in this film, we see considerably less of any of the other characters. Glenne Headly is believable but not memorable as the long suffering Mrs. Holland who only occasionally shows a resentment that her husband allows himself to be consumed by his job. The film is a little on the manipulative side, but it should be an audience pleaser.