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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Watch Heaven Help Us film. A film “Heaven Help Us” by Michael Dinner. This movie depicts a time that has now become a part of history. The movie is at times funny, touching, and intense. I believe it has been largely forgotten and was ignored even in its initial run. One has to remember that this was the New York City of Robert Wagner in his last year as Mayor and with Wagner’s blessing, Cardinal Spellman still had virtual carte blanche over his domain. The situations, as portrayed, were actually quite realistic for an inner-city parochial school. Some might say the brutality toward the boys was extreme- but pretty close to the truth. I was and am not an Andrew McCarthy fan, but he’s very tolerable in this. Besides there are times you just can not respect authority. This well acted drama touches the emotions at times. Strong acting from the likes of Andrew McCarthy, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Dillon, John Heard, Mary Stuart Masterson and Jennifer Dundas. Virtually all boys at all schools had to use public showers, so why is nude swimming a big deal? A brief synopsis: Michael Dunn is a Boston teenager sent to live in Brooklyn.This film succeeds on two levels- it is both a comment on Catholic education and an engrossing character study. You really come to love and root for the characters. Watch free full Heaven Help Us film online.
