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Show 'For Keeps' tells it like it is By CHARLOTTE MAHI What really happens to kids when they are unmarried, in high school, and on the pill? Molly Ring-wald Ring-wald and Randall Batinkoff star in a film which is the best I have seen on the subject. Rated PG-13 with no violence and just a touch of skin, this Jerry Belson production tries to "tell it like it is." Complete with deception decep-tion to parents, scheming with peers, problems with school counselors, coun-selors, and eavesdropping siblings, Tristar Pictures brings to the screen many of the overlooked situations which occur when pregnancy pre-gnancy involves the young unmarried unmar-ried couple. Although there are several instances inst-ances which I feel were overdone and a few more which could have been less explicit, "For Keeps" as a whole does a complete overview of the problem from conception until un-til several months after the baby is born. The change in the audience from embarrassed giggles (while watching the fertilization) to hushed concentration as the story unfolds and the serious life-changing life-changing problems evolve was very evident. In this movie, the boy involved turns out to be "the good guy" instead in-stead of the normally portrayed "irresponsible father." I think the film could have had a lot less swearing (53 words) and a' more serious start, but other than that, I think this is a film for you and your older children to see together and discuss. "For Keeps" is a film that por trays the idea that life's problems can be overcome if all of the parties I involved are committed to finding a solution. : . |