Country Justice

Mediocre movie of the week about a young girl who goes to visit her long lost mother and winds up getting caught in the web of an unstable stranger. This meeting leads to much sorrow for not only the girl but her only other living relative, her grandfather, who winds up in dutch with the state police. Ally Sheedy played, and looked, the part of a burnt out drunk with nothing to live for. Interesting enough story but not very believable and way too corny for my tastes.

This movie was a joyful surprise. Seldom did we see George C Scott in such a tender role. Just goes to prove what a well rounded actor he was; how we shall miss him! What a delight to see a whole town pulling together to help neighbors. How funny to see those rugged truck drivers cradeling that little baby. The expressions on their faces were wonderful to see. I don't know what made me tape it but I am glad I did as I shall watch it again and again (something I seldom do.) I gave it to my neighbor to watch also. Hollywood: we want more movies like this; no sex, no foul language and no nudity. Are you listening????

I recently seen this film and I have to say that I will never look at Don Diamont ("Ray Wilcox") the same way again, he has the "Creepy Rapist" act down pat, even when I watch him in The Young & the Restless he creeps me out (and he plays a nice guy), Rachael Leigh Cooks ("Emma") part in this film is convincing enough but doesn't show the best of her talent, the film itself is interesting enough and Ally Sheedy gives a brilliant performance as Emma's mother who is drunk and out of it for most of the film.

I reccomend it to anyone who wants to look at some of Rachael's early work and all those Don Diamont fans who want to see him in a completely different to type role.

I watched this movie at like 4 in the morning and let me tell you... I ended up staying up to watch it while it was on again like four hours later.

I think that everyone in this movie is just so beautifully cast. you have don diamont playing the dark yet handsome older guy who becomes attracted to rachel leigh cook who despite being younger can really hold her own. George C. Scott breaks hearts as the strict but loving grandpa who would do anything to help his granddaughter. Ally Sheedy shows her range by playing distant and often drunk mom.

Let's just say...i would love to own this movie.

CBS-TV movie has George C. Scott playing grandpa to teen-granddaughter Rachael Leigh Cook's illegitimate baby, who was born with asthma. When medical insurance proves to be a problem, Scott proposes that he legally adopt the child, alerting the baby's father who had "forced himself" on the girl. Unbelievable drama "inspired by true events" works hard to tie up its story with a big tidy bow, but only the gullible will swallow this stuff. Cook gives a good performance despite a 'plaintive' voiceover narration designed to weaken us at the knees, while Scott gets to be both loving and surly--a big bear of a man fighting for the justice of an infant who in turn has an entire town fighting for him. *1/2 from ****