Chalk

There are still moments when the tone is uncertain and the actors visibly struggle, but for the most part there's a freshness about the performances that could probably not have been achieved in any other way.

Chalk might have been both funnier and more penetrating as a real documentary.

Chalk is a gentle mockumentary about high school teachers -- so gentle, you wonder why anyone bothered. So gentle, it verges on 'what's the point?'

Overflowing with good intentions, Chalk demonstrates that the mockumentary may be in as much trouble as our schools.