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Title: Manipulation at its best.
Review: I didn't want to see this movie when it was out in the theater because I thought judging by the movie trailer that it was a movie that was designed to pull at your heart strings. And I was right. The whole 'all you need is love' is a nice song, but doesn't work in the real world. Unfortunately we all need more than just love to get by in this world. I see parents professing their love for the children on the news. Telling the camera crew that their child would never hurt anyone-they didn't shoot, kill, or do any of the things the police is accusing them of. Loving parents are pulling their hair out over drug-addicted children or just plain bad as hell. It takes more than love to raise a child. End of story. The two stars are for Dakota Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer-good acting chops. Penn I thought tried a little too hard.
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