I found this movie a very affecting presentation of what it would be like to face having a Down Syndrome child. With the leads being Tyne Daly and Richard Crenna, you can be assured of a story about real people and real feelings. I didn't find it sentimental at all but rather a pretty realistic picture of how developmentally challenged people are sometimes ridiculed and misunderstood. This is a story of hope and meeting challenges and letting love lead the way. I didn't cry (which I often do when Tyne Daly is the lead) until the little boy on his own called the people with the new Downs baby to tell them what to expect because he had been "living" it for a long time. This is a hard movie to find because it has never been released on American VHS, but if you can find a copy, I would heartily recommend it as a testimony to the human spirit and the progress that education has brought.
Review of Kids Like These
