syedsafwaan Hi I'm from india ...This story is more touching to my heart....for Real & Reel characters of tourette syndrome victim Hat's off to your brilliance ...Never dreams let it go

jb_campo My wife told me I had to watch this movie with her because of how good it was. She was right! Front of the Class tells the inspiring story of Brad Cohen, based on the real life person. Brad (played by TV actor James Wolk) grows up in a broken family after his mom and dad divorce. Since his youth, Brad started making uncontrollable odd noises at random, with no ability to control them. His Mom, played wonderfully by Patricia Heaton (Raymond TV series), won't take the doctor's diagnosis of basically no explanation. She digs and digs and discovers Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological disease, with no cure. With unbelievable love and patience, much like Sally Fields in Forest Gump, she supports and encourages her son to pursue his dream of becoming a teacher.Brad goes through a tough time that demonstrates the ignorance of supposedly educated human beings as he interviews over and over for jobs in the education field. He has all the credentials from his studies - he needs a break.The film nicely weaves back and forth between the young Brad dealing with people not accepting him then, versus adults not accepting him as he's an adult. I can only imagine how frustrating this must have been.The movie also weaves in a complicated father/son relationship, nicely delivered by Treat Williams, a very strong performance. The ending will have you cheering, so yes, Hallmark movies are sappy. But this one will give you a nice warm heart. It's a perfect holiday movie to pick up your spirit and give you hope for a better world.See Front of the Class - you will enjoy it!

guinevere-nell This is probably the most boring film I have ever seen. The only interesting thing about this guy seems to be his Tourette's syndrome, and you learn a great lesson: he wanted so badly to be normal, and he achieved it. And so he became the most terrifyingly boring person who ever lived. So there is your warning: do not try to be normal because you might just succeed, and you will bore yourself to death.Not much else to say. It is definitely safe for family viewing, so long as you don't mind your kids turning out really boring, or you can all laugh and discuss what it means to be 'normal' and why the idiots in the film think he is making noises on purpose. I gave it an 8 not just for this lesson, but also because I don't want to risk losing the coded star system on IMDb where any film getting an 8 to 9 star rating is boring and has a lesson.

megz3486 This movie hit a little too close to home for me. I don't have Turourtes Syndrome, I am however a Stutterer. I am currently going to school to become a high school English teacher, which scares me to death. Like the character in this movie, Brad Cohen, I am very open about my stutter, and i have felt a lot of the same emotions when dealing with ignorant people or people who tell me that i CAN'T do something because i am not "normal" (whatever that is). I thought this movie was excellent in capturing the emotional aspect of a neurological disorder and i feel as though in my case, as well as in Turourtes, there is not nearly enough knowledge for the public and if they continue to make movies like this one, then perhaps we can have a few less ignorant people in this world.