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...Boys, spends much of his time attempting to mold his students’ moral character with short, quotable maxims. Indeed, a history class turns into a lesson in principle as he warns, “Great ambition and onquest without contribution is without significance.” Sadly, Kline??s latest movie, The Emperor’s Club, is exactly that—a film that doesn’t contribute much to audience enjoyment and has little significance amid the torrent of “great teacher” movies released in the past decade. Perhaps...
...equal effectiveness a strikingly different character. Indeed, as a dignified, proper, yet incredibly passionate teacher, Kline gives a performance that truly inspires. Particularly memorable is the scene when Mr. Hundert confronts a grown-up Sedgewick in a tense encounter punctuated by an unparalleled depth of emotion subtly present in Kline??s voice and manner. Indeed, this is sure to be remembered as one of his most outstanding performances...
...problem lies in what is supposed to be the real mystery of the movie. Spacey’s possible insanity is meant to be an ambiguity, but works only as well as the attempted ambiguity concerning Kevin Kline??s sexual preference in In & Out. The audience has already figured it out in the first few frames of the movie and is ready to move on. There is hardly room to shock people with a Keiser Soze ending...