One of our favorite actresses, Laurie "Lifetime" Fortier, stars as Katherine Carter, a successful publisher with the boutique Barrett press. Her brainy daughter Michelle has won a place on the academic decathlon team at St. Paul High School with the coach the hard-driving teacher the students affectionately call "Mr. Lou."
Mr. Lou is unfortunately a nefarious creature who feeds his students pills to keep them alert and later to calm them down. In his past, he failed as a decathlon student because of the lapses of one team member. He has now overcompensated in a form of tyranny, as opposed to teaching.
Led by "Lifetime" Laurie, the cast was outstanding in a wide range of characters with one especially rotten apple in the group of students. In a subplot, Katherine and her able assistant Wendy are preparing to publish a book on parenting. Unfortunately, the ebullient Wendy becomes collateral damage in the main narrative of the academic decathlon.
The one point that lacked credibility was Michelle's decision to use the drugs offered to her by Mr. Lou. In the process, she became instantly addicted, and a wedge was driven between her and the most supportive person in her life: her mom.
There was a brisk climactic scene, as well as an effective denouement that revealed a twist with a new instructor at St. Paul High School, leaving the audience with the feeling that the academic decathlon team is now in good hands.
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