The Advocates
5.8
2013
1 hr 0 min
Drama
, TV Movie
Revolves around a female lawyer and a male ex-con who team as victim advocates and go to the edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog.
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- Cast：
- Mandy Moore , Chasty Ballesteros , Ben McKenzie , Brit Morgan , Marina Benedict , Alex Saxon , Jamie McShane
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Reviews
To me, this movie is perfection.
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The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
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Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
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There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
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