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Lean on Me (1989) is an exploitation film masquerading as a feel good family flick. Morgan Freeman stars as the boot jack wearing thuggish high school principal Joe Clark. A man hailed by the right wing as a miracle worker and a cretin using questionable methods by the left. The filmmakers make him out to be some sort of scholastic zealot who bullies and schmaltz's his way to the top (he even brings in his own brown shirts!) If you want to see the exploits of Mr. Clark then check out Lean on Me!
The movies not that great but Morgan Freeman's performance is real good and believable. The rest of the cast is not so hot. They other under play or over act their roles. Denzel Washington would later on base his entire acting repertoire off of Freeman's style that he showcased in this movie. I guess people are creatively challenged all over.
Not a bad film to waste an hour and a half of your life watching. Remember you can always do a whole lot worse (believe me I have).
score 5/10
Captain_Couth 30 April 2005
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