Saint Ralph (2004)
10/10
A real coming-of-age-story with an unpredictable ending, but good.
14 May 2006
I am an English teacher. And, I like to joke that I am "gooder" than most. Saint Ralph caught me off-guard. I think it was the mix of the story and the music. The music was so perfect. It focused (did I spell that rite? Ha!) me to what is happening in the movie.

I use it to teach The Hero's Journey. I have 75-100 students a semester. No one has said this movie sucks, is bad, is boring, is lame, is blah. I was shocked to learn that many (20+) bought it for their own collection! My students are basically poor and Hispanic. I teach at Santa Teresa High School, New Mexico. We are located less than 3 miles from the Mexican border, a "bedroom" community of El Paso, Texas. My students are 94% "poor" and 98% Hispanic. They "get" the story of the movie, they follow the hero's journey, and they love the film.

I hope to see more of these actors.

Tony Ray
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