Darkness Before Dawn

Meredith Baxter Shines
Meredith Baxter is one of the best dramatic television actresses ever to be on tv. She showed this beginning with her portrayal of Nancy on the highly acclaimded series FAMILY. Many know her for her turn as mom on FAMILY TIES but this show, though great, was a waste of her capabilities. This television movie DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN is an excellent example of what she is capable of.

This is not your typical television movie fare. This is a movie about addiction, how it can encompass and destroy your life and how hard recovery can be. It starts innocently enough. Meredith plays Mary Anne a nurse at a methodone clinic and after much persistence by one of the patients Guy (Stephen Lang) she goes on a date with him. He appears to have it together and seems to have some sobriety under his belt. They become a couple and eventually Mary Anne decides to experimemt and is also asked by Guy to steal drugs from the clinic. How this progression happens is very realistically...

darkness before dawn
I liked this movie pretty good,it just brought sadness to my mind because we have terrible addictions in my own family also.the acting was great and it was based on a true story,but I wish things like drug addiction didn:t happen.

Amazing
Do you love love love True stories from Lifetime?
of course you do. This classic is wonderful, and you will
love it.
True story

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