Angel on Abbey Street

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Dick Van Patten in Angel on Abbey Street (1999)

Needing to raise some quick cash, a homeless panhandler claims to be the Tooth Fairy in order to con neighborhood kids out of their money. Quickly, he encounters a precocious young girl who ... Read allNeeding to raise some quick cash, a homeless panhandler claims to be the Tooth Fairy in order to con neighborhood kids out of their money. Quickly, he encounters a precocious young girl who doesn't believe him. But when he discovers that she also doubts anything that requires the... Read allNeeding to raise some quick cash, a homeless panhandler claims to be the Tooth Fairy in order to con neighborhood kids out of their money. Quickly, he encounters a precocious young girl who doesn't believe him. But when he discovers that she also doubts anything that requires the suspension of disbelief, he becomes determined to change her worldview by proving to her ... Read all

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Not heartwarming....Disturbing

I did attempt to like this film. At first I did not recall ever seeing it but by the end I remembered it and why I had banned it from memory. No, I do not have a heart of coal but lying to children is despicable.

The world would be a much better place with tooth-fairies and toy building elves but misleading children with these stories, however "well meaning", is disgraceful. Honesty and compassion is always best - as demonstrated by the grocery store owner; who by the way was the only believable character in the film.

This story is highly contrived and has a tragic end. I do not find this movie inspiring or wonderful.