A potentially incisive character study is buried under layers of fluff in The English Teacher.

The report card for low-key high school comedy The English Teacher would read something like this: Weak effort; this student is too easily distracted, fails to follow through and turns in unfinished work.

Pleasant is the perfect word with which to describe The English Teacher, an ingratiating little comedy that aims to please and succeeds at its modest goal.

The script’s tone changes half-way through but comes around at the end with some great themes...