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(1983 TV Movie)

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Good On The Kids . Bad On The Viewer
Theo Robertson9 February 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Ah a heart warming inspiring tale of one woman who has made the difference to a lot of young peoples lives . What can be more inspiring than this in a world where any critical mind can quickly become misanthropic ? Well actually this is a TVM where a lawyer who no doubt got a privileged upbringing helps find the troubled kids in this world find their true potential

Being a TVM the " troubled kids " are those nice troubled kids that only exist in TVMs . For example a teenage runaway tries car doors to find one unlocked and uses the car as a shelter to sleep in . At no point does she think it's a good idea to hot wire the car and take it to a dodgy car dealer to sell . Another example is a angry black kid who is so troubled and sociopath who refuses to draw letters on a school blackboard and throws the chalk on the floor while mumbling the word " No " Phew what an angry young man he is . He's so terrifying you might wet your pants - with laughter

But not to worry because Mrs middle class lawyer is on their case and changes their lives for the better . She mainly manages this by getting the kids to enroll in the school music class . Her motives might be pure but but it's murder on the rest of us . As a music lover the scenes in the music class are an atrocity on the scale something Hitler or Stalin could have dreamt up and can turn a saint on a misanthropic demagogue
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soft-hearted lawyer assists kids in peril
thomandybish23 July 2001
Above average movie of the week concerning a lawyer whose chance encounter with a young runaway prompts her to defend juveniles. Along the way, she intervenes on behalf of an assortment of children who are abused, neglected, troubled or abandoned. A tad more moving than the average M.O.T.W., due to the subject matter.
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