FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

jtncsmistad I don't know that I've ever seen a movie more oppressively depressing and embarrassingly overwrought than "Detachment". And I've seen myself a few of 'em.A stunning collection of acclaimed acting talent including Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, James Caan, Blythe Danner and William Peterson are uniformly wasted in this miserable mess. And that's damn hard to accomplish. It's as if the whole lot of 'em were somehow convinced to participate by Director Tony Kaye with a patronizing pitch along the lines of, "Hey. Let's all make an overly dramatic statement movie that sledgehammers the audience repeatedly over the skull about how the American public education system is egregiously failing our kids. And then, for good measure, we'll toss in some shots at the rotten state of Long Term Elderly Care Facilities while we're at it. Come on. It'll be awesome." The resultant refuse is about as "detached" from "awesome" as one can possibly conjure.There is certainly a high-caliber film to be made that draws desperately needed attention to the authentic and alarming issues raised in "Detachment". And despite apparent earnest efforts, this dispiriting debacle leaves us still wanting.

Ashkan Ahmadi I have watched this movie more than 10 times so far since its first release and I enjoy it every time I watch it. This is not a movie to watch if you are looking for something to lift your mood. On the contrary, it's a very depressing movie but its message is clear: proper education and helping the others without asking for much in return is the only way to make sure we are going to have a good future.The story is about a substitute teacher who ends up at a school with difficult students (similar to Dangerous Minds) but he connects with the students by showing them that he is broken and helpless just like that. There is also another plot line with a young prostitute and how their relationship develops and begin to trust each other.I highly recommend this movie but keep in mind that it is not a happy film. Definitely 10/10.

avital-gc-1 I'm glad I watched it despite the fact different people said it was too depressing. It's an excellent film about education, about the high school system and the educators' helplessness. Adrien Brody is Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher, who, for profound sadness rooted in his childhood, doesn't want to remain too long or too deep with anyone or anything. Marcia Gay Harden is the school bitter principal Carol Dearden who doesn't understand how much she cares until it's taken away from her. Each of the teachers, except one -James Caan as Mr. Charles Seaboldt, is solitary, suffering, on the verge of insanity.And then there are the pupils, rude, violent, with no boundaries. They too are sad, sad, sad, we realize, and if they are not sad, their life is hard or they have no future.Despite all this,Brody as Barthes has beautiful moments of compassion, and he forms bonds with one student and one minor working as a whore. He also has very ambivalent relationships with his hospitalized grandfather. All these bonds lead somewhere, not necessarily good or bad, but humane, and this makes the whole movie worthwhile.Comparing with The Class (2008) it has a much more solid narrative, and unlike The Class it does not try to appear as a documentary. I think that in The Class did not take a POV of a teacher and his limited perspective, so you got to see more of the pupils' lives. It stated specific social problems more than treated the general state of affairs. As a film, Detachment is more solid with better acting, pacing and story. As a social warning, perhaps The Class is stronger.

Kau Cheung This is the first movies review i ever write,because i think this movies is excellent,so had to try write some my review of this movies.Adrien in the movies had a very good performance,makes people substitution the character.This movies select character is very good, i like all of the choices of the character. Adrien perfectly handle the'Henry" as usual, he is a brilliant actor, and this time, i think is another performance level.This is the best movie of 2011. watch it makes me feeling sad, and review the society, This city's education policy,is wrong. The policy, teacher, student all got some problem, lets people rely on some strange things. This city is broken, we gotta to be fix it. we maybe can't change those things, but we can try to do the small thing. After i watched it, i think many thing in a while. hope can be someone, someone can help.