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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304078105 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6304078102 Label: Walt Disney Video Languages: Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: November 12, 1996 Running Time: 143 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 1996 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: An earnest and at times overblown story of a music teacher's impact on those around him, Mr. Holland's Opus is at times a genuinely touching drama in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) plays an aspiring composer and musician who takes a job teaching music at a local high school to save money while he composes his music. But when his wife (Glenne Headley) becomes pregnant, Glenn Holland must put aside his dreams and address the everyday realities of his life, from the melancholy and sometimes tragic fates of his students to the discovery that the son he cherishes is deaf. Building to a highly emotional climax in which the teacher sees the impact he's had on the world around him, Mr. Holland's Opus is a showcase for a fine Oscar-nominated performance by Dreyfuss and an engaging, heartwarming story. --Robert Lane Average Rating:
 Rating:  - IncredibleI must confess that before writing this review, I read some of the lower-rated reviews first. It seems that the common complaint is that it's over-sentimental, over-dramatic, etc. I even read one in which the reviewer said it "glosses over" the tragedy of the music program being cut, and shouldn't have been a happy ending. Okay, well, I am a music teacher. I can honestly say that the threat of budget cuts and loss of arts programs is a very real fear that we live with from year to ... Read More Rating:  - Mr. Holland's OpusAn excellent positive book about the really important things in life. Good guys can win and what could be more important than legacy? I was especially impressed by the creativity in terms of teaching methods and the pragmatism of this artist. Also impressive was the appearance of being swept along by life's events and yet finishing with a great goal accomplished. The love and respect between father and son dealt a separating wall by life was also remarkable. ... Read More Rating: - What's not to like?Very few movies can be defined as perfect, this is one of them. None of the acting is over the top, Richard Dreyfus is exceptional in the role and there isn't a blemish on a single of the supporting actors and actresses. Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Glenn Headley all are assets to the production. A young Terrence Howard shows a hint of his future talent as a poor student who Holland takes under his wing and teaches the bass drum as a trade-off to the PE teacher who agrees to teach ... Read More Rating: - A Perfect FilmI may be biased, being a music student in high school, but this film will strike a chord with anyone in the audience. Perfectly true to life with the crisis of school funding and the pretentious notion that sports and math are more important to education than musical theory, this film pulls you in without hesitation. There are plenty of critics that interpret the quality of the film, and plenty of buyers who rated their delivery service, but I feel the need to find the middle ground. If ... Read More Rating: - Mr. Holland's OpusIt was good. I bought the soundtrack and after listening to it several times; I decided to start looking around for the movie. Before buying the movie, I thought that it was going to be about one school year for a teacher. It is actually about his whole career over thirty years. It had me in tears at the end. Very awesome movie. |
