I was immensely disappointed at this halfhearted effort to produce a thriller/crime story. I was expecting some well developed characters who have more than one dimension and an interesting plot.What I watched was nothing like that. Instead, the characters are like paper cutouts with no depth. The main character is just too good to be real. Always perfectly coiffed, even after getting out of bed. Her husband is a no-good philanderer with a failed business. Her father is caricature from the Andy Griffith Show.The basic plot has some interesting potential, but the film makers just didn't have enough guts to find it.I just don't recommend this to anyone who wants to be entertained with a creative and thought provoking film.

Coming from Canada, I'm dismayed. Let me explain. The movie starts with a great concept -- a frame-up of a young attractive high-school teacher. But the acting (by all actors) is leaden and monotone throughout. All the main actors have done better work before. The script contains a completely unnecessary mob subplot, never really fleshed out. And I won't spoil the ending, but we deserve better than what we get there too. Then, I always watch the credits. So what do I see in the credits? It was apparently funded in part by tax credits from Canada, Ontario, and Quebec. (Credits for credits, eh?) I'm in Ontario so I guess I helped fund it twice. And I wouldn't mind, if I had funded a high-quality film like Water or Cube or The Red Violin or Waydowntown. But that isn't what this is. Although I can't know the motives behind the film, to me it feels very much like a Canadian film-industry make-work project. I therefore apologize to the world for my tiny involvement in this film. Interestingly IMDb currently lists Ashley, Erik, and Chris as also cast in Dim Sum Funeral (2009) which IMDb says is filmed in British Columbia. I hope it is better.

I understand Army Wives is a significant departure from the standard Lifetime fare. I assume that's why the premiere of its second season scored record-breaking ratings. Most of the women's cable channel productions are meant for stay-at-home wives and mothers, and females who enjoy stories about being victimized. This one, however, reaches new lows: bad acting, worse writing and a bad plot line. I think soap operas are better than this and I don't even watch them. The chilling message in "A Teacher's Crime" is that teachers should not get close to or go above and beyond to help their students or they might wind up being accused of having affairs with them. Instead of being dedicated to their profession, public school teachers who watch this may decide that they should just put in the time until they retire, collect their benefits and retire with big pensions at taxpayers' expense. Ironically, I watched this movie on Father's Day weekend when Lifetime was showing "good dad, bad dad" fare. The emphasis apparently is "bad dad," standard for this male-hating cable channel.

Has anyone noticed that Ashley Jones resembles a rather youthful Hillary Clinton?Jones portrays a recently separated teacher who has won the teacher of the year award for going that extra mile for her social studies students. Problem is that by going that extra mile, she falls victim to a diabolic plot hatched by one of her excellent students along with his crooked uncle. New teachers should take note: Don't get overly involved. Nice to see that factual information is included in one of the teacher's lessons. I am referring to the April, 1949 date of the beginning of NATO. Nowadays, facts are deemphasized for more critical thinking. That's why our students do so poorly on history exams. The lack of basic factual information is not there. Yes, the author of this review is a retired social studies teacher.The movie is intriguing as you are shown how the teacher is set up.It is certainly worthwhile viewing.