Boo Hoo! Poor me. My poor, white trash family was killed by my brother when I was a little girl and all I can do is cry about it! Typical Kansas! A poverty stricken farm family with a drunk, part time Dad, and a Son who is into drugs and devil worship. Who says the Midwest isn't exciting? Other than the Royals, this is the worst thing to happen to Kansas City since BBQ sauce. Surprised you haven't heard of this one yet? Well that's probably because it played in like 3 theaters and shot straight to the On Demand circuit. Like Gone Girl, this film has the dubbed over narration voice of a calm, gentle woman telling the tale of her life. As a child her Mother and two sisters were killed by what appears to be her teenage brother. She narrowly escapes from her bedroom window and we forward 28 years later where she is trying to find the truth of what really happened. She teams up with a group of weirdo true crime fanatics who are desperately trying to prove the innocence of her brother. With a touch of "made for TV" quality feel, this movie was really good. It was your suspense, who-dun-it type of crime drama that has you moving in a different direction with your prediction commonly throughout the movie. The acting was really good and made you feel terrible for this poor, impressionable family. Theron probably wouldn't have been my first casting choice (apparently Amy Adams was unavailable), but did well regardless. There were some holes, such as the age of the daughter of the convicted. He was in prison for 28 years and she comes out looking 17, 20 max! What? They spent a little too much time on the gap fillers and should have told a little more of the crime solving story. All in all it was definitely a movie worth watching. Now quit crying and grow up!
FYI: This movie was put on hold so Gone Girl could get the attention with no competition.
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