Ann Mahoney Movies
- 2007
- PG13
An idealistic investigate reporter who is determined to start a family risks everything she has in order to help a twelve-year-old victim of the sex trade in director Brian Gurley's affecting drama. Abbey Fisher is a top tier reporter whose marriage to a driven Civil Rights attorney has failed to yield a family. When Abbey decides to heed the advice of a fertility specialist and takes a leave of absence that will allow her to start the family she has always wanted, the discovery that a rapidly growing sex trade has claimed the innocence of countless children causes her to take pause and re-evaluate her reasoning for bringing another child into such a callous world. Now, with the assistance of a kindly dance instructor named Eric Vandevere, Abbey is about to put aside her own needs to help a hardened, twelve-year-old former sex slave learn what it means to overcome her fears, trust, and be loved in a world where exploitation truly knows no boundaries. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robyn Lively, William McNamara, (more)
An FBI agent finds himself crossing the gender line again in the name of national security in this sequel to the comedy hit Big Momma's House. Tom Fuller (Mark Moses) is a computer whiz who is under investigation by the FBI, who suspect he may be the man behind a dangerous piece of underground software that would allow terrorists and criminals to access secured intelligence files online. The Bureau is looking for a way to get inside Fuller's home to find out what he's doing when a golden opportunity presents itself -- Fuller and his wife, Leah (Emily Procter), are in the market for a nanny to help look after their three children. The FBI sends in Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence), who will once again impersonate feisty septuagenarian Hattie Mae Pierce, better known as "Big Momma." "Big Momma" gets the job, but while trying to dig up the truth about Fuller's possible criminal connections, Malcolm also finds himself developing a close relationship with the suspect's wife and kids. Malcolm also finds himself offering unlikely romantic advice to his new partner, Kevin (Zachary Levi), and developing a new appreciation of the day-to-day travails of his wife, Sherrie (Nia Long). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, (more)
- 2004
On her 16th birthday, Darcy Deeton (Danielle Panabaker) continues to grieve over her beloved brother David (Billy Aaron Brown), who had been killed in a freak car accident exactly one year earlier. Desperate for "closure", Darcy joins her friend Sam (Ricky Ullman) on a cross-country journey to locate the person who received David's heart in a transplant operation. Hoping that the new heart will have "transformed" the recipient, Darcy is in for a major disappointment--or so it seems. Meanwhile, she must also deal with serious issues involving David's girlfriend Jayne (Corri English), who holds Darcy responsible for his death. Based on a book by Cherie Bennett, Searching for David' Heart first aired November 21, 2004 on the ABC Family Channel, and subsequently was the winner of the prestigious Humanitas Prize. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
