To be blunt, TV’s “The Office” but for teachers. A little repetitive, and then desultory at times, but the Christopher Guest-esque characterizations are so winning and enjoyable that you are willing to forgive Chalk all of its sins. I imagine that at a festival this movie would be unbeatable. A remarkable tool for nostalgia and self-reflection; you realize just how silly you were back in high school. And whoever played the Phys Ed teacher is phenomenal.
