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Homeless New York City newsboy Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly befriends two newcomers to his trade, brothers David and Les Jacobs. When they are exploited beyond reason by their bosses, they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
A Disney musical with an undistinguished score, fair to middling choreography, and clunky direction that still manages to be entertaining in spots because of its story.
Despite Newsies' many flaws, it's bracing to see Disney attempt a PG movie about something as meaty as labor relations. Would that every strike be resolved with so little bloodshed and so many songs.
Certain movies engage your affections so strongly that, even if they start to fall apart, you tend to keep rooting for them. That's pretty much the case with Newsies.