Not With My Daughter

High-profile defense attorney Melissa Eco (Ally Sheedy) wants to change her image after her rich client gets away with rape. Her rebellious teen daughter Abby (Annie Clark) does not approve. Melissa takes on the case for homeless Greg Milles (Rhys Ward). He's accused of killing a girl during a home robbery. He blames the killing on his drug addicted partner Dennis Brunner (Erik Knudsen). As Melissa's investigating raises more questions, she finds Abby has fallen in with Greg's gang.

Ally Sheedy plays it way too innocent in the beginning. She's a harden lawyer and she shouldn't be so easily convinced by the guy. Rhys Ward looks way too guilty which adds to the unreality of Melissa's belief in her client. Erik Knudsen would work much better in that role. Everybody is so sketchy that it's unbelievable that Melissa doesn't notice. This needs to be a mystery where the audience gets shocked by Greg's guilt. Instead, none of this is realistic especially Melissa. An experienced defense lawyer wouldn't be like that unless she's the type who only defends the innocent which she is not. It's a lot of disbelief.