“Case 39” is one of those movies that captivated you from the beginning… and may just leave you disappointed in the end. Renee Zellweger is the last actress I expected to see in the role of a social assistant. She plays the role of Emily Jenkins, a woman very good at her job that tries to save a 10 year old girl (Jodelle Ferland) from a family that seems to abuse her.
Let me paint the picture: Emily Jenkins becomes a friend of Lillith Sullivan (the little girl) but the child will not admit any kind of family problems because she is too scared of her parents. Lillith calls Emily in middle of the night and simply says “I think they are trying to kill me”. Emily rushes over to the girl’s house, only to discover that her parents were planning to… burn her?! That’s right; they simply put her in the oven. No matter how sadistic it may sound, the movie leads you to believe that there is something wrong with the parents, that they are suffering from some mental disorder. They go to the nut house, Emily adopts Lillith and they live happily ever after. WRONG!
But I am not going to spoil the surprise. People that have been passionate about thrillers will have a hint as to what is going to happen right from the point where the child is rescued. On a more personal level, I expected a bit more from a movie where Renee Zellweger is the lead actress. Yet again, I should have seen it coming since I have some experience in watching movies with “demonic” children.
Let me paint the picture: Emily Jenkins becomes a friend of Lillith Sullivan (the little girl) but the child will not admit any kind of family problems because she is too scared of her parents. Lillith calls Emily in middle of the night and simply says “I think they are trying to kill me”. Emily rushes over to the girl’s house, only to discover that her parents were planning to… burn her?! That’s right; they simply put her in the oven. No matter how sadistic it may sound, the movie leads you to believe that there is something wrong with the parents, that they are suffering from some mental disorder. They go to the nut house, Emily adopts Lillith and they live happily ever after. WRONG!
But I am not going to spoil the surprise. People that have been passionate about thrillers will have a hint as to what is going to happen right from the point where the child is rescued. On a more personal level, I expected a bit more from a movie where Renee Zellweger is the lead actress. Yet again, I should have seen it coming since I have some experience in watching movies with “demonic” children.
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