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The Clean and Narrow is not all that original or exciting and is not really worth watching. It's a story of an ex-con, Buddy (Jeff Noseworthy) who, after claiming he's going clean, gets involved in a botched robbery with 2 friends of his that leaves a man dead. The Sheriff and his Deputy (Paul Francis) go investigate and quickly figure the three as who they think did it, but without enough evidence to arrest them. The Deputy, meanwhile, has a long-standing crush on Buddy's wife, Marie (Laura Leighton), and while Buddy's away, tries to make advances on her, making himself the evil cop in the process. Buddy tries to hide his involvement in the crime from his wife, but has to find a way out of his predicament. As I said, the story isn't all that great, and the ending isn't a whole lot better. Laura Leighton, my favorite actress from Melrose Place (and the reason I bothered with the movie), does a good job as Marie. Overall, however, the movie isn't really worth the hour and a half it runs, so unless your a fan of Leighton, this is one to skip. I give the movie 3/10 stars.

61* is a great movie about two of the greatest baseball players, Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle. Billy Crystal does an excellent job directing the story of the home run chase of 1961. Barry Pepper as Roger Maris gives an outstanding performance showing how the pressure from the media and the fans affected Maris as he chased for Babe Ruth's record opposite his teammate Mantle (played by Thomas Jane). This movie captures the spirit of the time and keeps you enthralled as you watch the chase from beginning to end and see just how the chase affected not only Maris & Mantle but also others, such as the widow of Babe Ruth & the Commissioner of Baseball, who did not want to see the record broken. This movie is interesting and compelling from start to finish and I definitely recommend it. I give this movie 8.5/10 stars.