Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (1999) (TV)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Det. Kelly Brooks	Ally Sheedy	½
Leslie Faber	Heather Matarazzo
Mrs. Ros Faber	Sara Botsford	-
Paul Archer	Scott Vickaryous	-
Bob Laurino	Eric Stoltz
Lt. Frank Bennett	Eric Keenleyside	½
Mr. Faber	Michael Tomlinson	-
Mr. Doug Archer	Art Hindle	-
Mrs. Archer	Gwynyth Walsh	-
Barry Bennett	Brendan Fehr	-
Chris Archer	Tygh Runyan	-
John Tierney	Kett Turton	-

Review

This is a classically constructed based-on-true-events TV-movie from the 1990s, with all that this entails, but it's also fairly well-acted, fairly well-balanced and undoubtedly interesting in its discussions on where to draw the line regarding victims and perpetrators in cases of (alleged) sexual abuse between teenagers. Our Guys recognizes the difficulties involved when mental disability, budding sexuality and peer pressure is mixed into a hotchpotch of boundary-crossing and bad decisions. There are no winners in this story, despite what the parents of these kids so desperately want to cling onto. A committed performance by Ally Sheedy, a sensitive one by Eric Stoltz, and a highly impressive one by Heather Matarazzo as the girl elevates this effective drama.