Movie No. 46 (2016): THE DEAD GIRL
The Dead Girl (2006)
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Cast: Toni Colette, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Byrne, James Franco, Marcia Gay Harden, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy
In this movie, a murdered girl is the intersection of five seemingly unrelated stories presented in different chapters. The movie is interesting as it presents different stories that give the audience the circumstances that lead to the murder. Like in real life, all murders that we hear on the news are the same - there's the victim and, for sure, the murderer. Normally, we are not interested on just wanting to know who the murderer is. We are more interested in how it happened and in why it happened. The movie gives us these.
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Cast: Toni Colette, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Byrne, James Franco, Marcia Gay Harden, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy
In this movie, a murdered girl is the intersection of five seemingly unrelated stories presented in different chapters. The movie is interesting as it presents different stories that give the audience the circumstances that lead to the murder. Like in real life, all murders that we hear on the news are the same - there's the victim and, for sure, the murderer. Normally, we are not interested on just wanting to know who the murderer is. We are more interested in how it happened and in why it happened. The movie gives us these.
The narrative structure, while not novel, is effective in sustaining suspense and intrigue. Each chapter is excellently executed. Several performances, though short, stand out.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: July 30, 2016
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