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Finding Forrester

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This heartwarming movie shows us how far race relations have advanced in the past century. It stars Sean Connery as a rich old white man. He's William Forrester, a world famous author who hates to be recognized. Well dude, next time don't put your picture on the damn book! In order to avoid his millions of adoring fans and all the sexy female "author groupies" that constantly throw themselves at him, he spends his entire life in his apartment.

Gee, I liked this movie better the first time when it was called As Good As It Gets. Sorry, I had a David Spade moment there.

The movie picks up when it introduces Sean Patrick Thomas as Jamal, a poor but very intelligent young black man. He spends his days playing basketball and dancing hip-hop, as all young black men do. One day he misses a shot so horribly that the ball crashes through Forrester's window. Naturally, this event culminates in Forrester being slain in a drive-by later that evening.

Oh, sorry, I must have confused this with another movie. What really ends up happening is Forrester teaches young Jamal how to improve his writing. In exchange, Jamal teaches Forrester how to get down with his bad self. Forrester, being a hilariously stuffy old white man, has a lot to learn. That's not a "cool" outfit, that's a slammin' outfit. Silly Forrester, don't say things like "You sir, are a brilliant young man and I applaud your work." The correct expression is "You're the man now, DOG!"

Eventually we learn that Forrester had been a ballerina before his mom died. Blaming himself for her death, he gave up dancing and took up writing. Although he found success, he always had an empty feeling inside. Now, with Jamal teaching him some hip, I mean cool, I mean SLAMMIN' new hip-hop moves, Forrester decides to follow up with his real dream: BALLET!

So does Jamal become a successful writer? Does Forrester become a successful ballerina? I won't give away the ending, but trust me: it's worth each and every one of these FOUR DONNAS!

Donna A.