After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher.
Acting
Jackson's restrained simmer before the inevitable explosion
Direction
Reynolds makes LA feel like a pressure cooker with no release valve
Writing
The title itself: California penal code for murder
Director
Kevin Reynolds
Samuel L. Jackson
Trevor Garfield
John Heard
Dave Childress
Kelly Rowan
Ellen Henry
Clifton Collins Jr.
Cesar Sanchez
Tony Plana
Principal Garcia
Karina Arroyave
Rita Martinez
Lobo Sebastian
Benny Chacon
Jack Kehler
Larry Hyland
Demetrius Navarro
Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon
Lakesia
Dominic Hoffman
Victor
Martha Velez
Mrs. Chacon
Method Man
Dennis Broadway
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