Review of The Professor

I loved it. Jonny Depp brings an unflinching charter to life. He's broken and bemused, unapologetic and unwieldy, but also laser focused. I really thought he'd go off the rails a bit more but it was just enough for this story. This reads a lot as "Dead Poets Society", but also stands alone. Depp is fun. The one liners land well. The story is a dry eulogy for a life half lived, and all but over. It won't get much attention from the masses or the Academy. There wasn't enough boobs or capes for that. Granted, I love boobs and capes, but it simply would have cheapened the value of the film. My only complaint is that it could have used 30 extra minutes to explore his closing escapades just a bit more.