Although "Freedom Writers" is the latest in a long ... Erin meets her soon-to-be nemesis Margaret Campbell (a terrific Imelda Staunton), who eyes Erin’s string of pearls with apprehension.

Although "Freedom Writers" is the latest in a long ... Erin meets her soon-to-be nemesis Margaret Campbell (a terrific Imelda Staunton), who eyes Erin’s string of pearls with apprehension.

Freedom Writers is a classroom redemption ... as well as weathering hostility from fellow teachers (notably, Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell), resistance from her husband (Patrick Dempsey ...

It's hard to believe 'Freedom Writers' is based on a true ... And the established teachers at her school, Margaret Campbell (Staunton) and Brian Gelford (Hickey), are having none of her fairytale ...