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An unpopular high school teacher finds himself the primary suspect in the case of a missing student when news gets out that he was the last person to see her in this dark comedy starring Tim Daly and ... read more read more...Hayden Panettiere. Mr. Gibb (Daly) is reviled among the student body as quite possibly the worst teacher ever to stand at the head of the class. He's infatuated with Ally (Panittiere), a popular teen and local celebrity. When Ally suddenly goes missing, the entire suburban town descends into panic. Could Mr. Gibb have something to do with her disappearance? When a police investigation reveals that Mr. Gibb gave Ally a ride home mere moments before she vanished without a trace, the teacher who was universally despised discovers that his troubles have only just begun. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: David Ostry

Release Date: November 10, 2008

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009

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  • lovablemisanthrope
    April 28, 2010
    lovablemisanthrope
    The movie took a while to develop into anything worth watching and it was lacking in, well, everything, like interest, emotion, good acting....but I kind of liked the ending. You aren't really sure who did it, your mind keeps flipping back and forth, and the ending quote really t... read moreells you what the movie is about.
  • brentage5000
    April 5, 2012
    brentage5000
    The perfect movie to exemplify the term "middling". It's not really bad, but there's few things to make it good. The ending was kind of neat, and the way it keeps your mind flipping between potential suspects right up to the last frame was cool, but mostly it's something that loo... read moreks like a bunch of friends who happen to be famous and better actors filmed over a week between more serious projects.
  • fb677587177
    February 2, 2012
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    This movie is kind of like Swiss cheese. You get kind of excited about it, because who doesn't love cheese? But then you're disappointed because it's full of holes and leaves a bitter aftertaste. There was potential, but it was definitely never reached. There's not a lot of point... read more and even less wrap-up. Pretty disappointing.
  • edmeyer83
    July 13, 2009
    edmeyer83
    Hayden Panettiere is extremely hot, but after the first 10 minutes, she was barely in the movie...I am glad I like the guy from Wings (Tim Daly) because the movie was all about him. Not a bad movie, but I wished several things would have occurred and none of them did. Most of a... read morell, I wanted her to hook up with the teacher...another giant tease of a movie!!
  • AbnormallyAttractedToSin
    March 21, 2009
    AbnormallyAttractedToSin
    Reminiscent of American beauty only in that there are 2 beautiful teenage cheerleaders, Tim Daley does a nice job of acting in the film and I was sufficiently enamored with the story to say that I didn't think it was bad.. worth a cable watch I think...

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