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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Undercover Angel will grow on you!, August 12, 2000
This video has a lot going for it. Dean Winters is adorable in this *very* un Oz like role. He's funny, playful, and tender. Everything you'd want for a dad for your child. Yasmine Bleeth is good. James Earl Jones is good. The story is sweet enough for kids, but not so bad as to make a grown up's teeth rot out.But, and this is important, there are some *major* holes in the movie. First off, you've got a too busy mom with a new beau who doesn't like kids. So off she goes to Canada, leaving Jenny with a perfect stranger (for Jenny at least). Who would do this? Then, after Jenny falls in love with Harrison, who she finds out is her real dad, mom comes back and makes Jenny leave without even a hug from her father. Who is that unfeeling? Harrison is told he needs money to fight for custody. He becomes a published writer during the course of the movie. Once he has money, he tries to win full custody of his daughter. Only, why didn't he just move to Canada himself? A writer can write anywhere. Why go through a trial and everything else when he simply could have moved to Canada. This really bothered me because if he really loved his daughter, he'd have moved. I did like this movie, though. The love story between father and daughter was very nice and very believable. The growing romance between Harrison and Holly was also sweet and believable. At first viewing, Jenny seemed to be over acting quite a bit. With repeated viewings, though, her acting seems to get "better". I think she's over acting to seem older, more grown up because mom's beau doesn't like kids. Once she and her dad start falling in love, she starts behaving more child like. And realistic. My biggest complaint remains Harrison's unwillingness to move to Canada. Other than that, this is a good movie and I plan on buying it as soon as the price goes down.
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