Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Murder of Innocence



Scary!
I worked for a while at an institution and have witnessed first hand the behavior of those with severe mental challenges. Valerie Bertinelli truly surprised me with her astonishingly convincing performance in this movie.

BERTINELLI ASSOLUTA
Nothing in her previous work prepared me for Valerie Bertinelli's
extraordinary performance in this fine film. Splendid support by
Stephen Caffrey who manages to give his role as Bertinelli's harried
husband some shadings. Based on a true story, Bertinelli plays Laurie
Wade as both protagonist and antagonist.- and as her mother, Millie Perkins is sensational in showing her ambiguity and fear toward her own
child. But it's Bertinelli's show all the way, and it's too bad she's
never had a chance to shine in feature films. When one considers her
fine performances in such TV films as "Silent Witness", "Ordinary Heroes",
and "In A Child's Name", it's hard NOT to take her seriously.

Valerie Bertinelli never better!
Valerie Bertinelli never looked better. She is intense and I was on the edge of my seat watching this movie. I've unfortunately had friends who developed psychotic behavior, and so this film hit close to home, and convincingly so. This is not a cliche portrayal of "insanity" but one that is based on a true story, and performed with terrifying realism by a wonderful actress. See it!

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