I saw this movie in the video store not too long ago and it looked like a decent story. It is based on a book of the same title about the child abuse to torture of Sylvia Likens in 1966. I felt like I have just watched a murder in my own home. The acting was outstanding. I thought they were actually really doing this to this girl. Gertrude is the crazy Mommie Dearest type caretaker of the two children who was watching them for a friend, and turns into a demon who lashes out on the children and suspects the older sister is a prostitute and up to no good because she made a painting for one of the neighborhood kids.

If you can bare the scenes and plot I would highly recommend this film. It has a great theme about child abuse and shows that worst monsters in the world are humans themselves.

A+

I'll have 2 check this out.

Graycap23 said:

Man I was really moved by this film. I looove dark depressing movies.

Donnie Darko

Jacob's Ladder

Reservoir Dogs

Pink Floyd the Wall

Taxi Driver

I thought the book was sick and awful

2freaky4church1 said:

Thats what I hear...I really want to read it now.

paisleypark4 said:

Me too!!

I gotta check this one out.

I think I might pass. Depictions of child abuse are usually more than I can stomach.

I once attempted reading "A Boy Called It" on a friend's recommendation. I didn't get very far before I had to give it back.

meow85 said:

I read that book. It was very dark, I kept having to remind myself, that it wasn't made up. It was completely crazy what he went through.

meow85 said:

That happened here in the San Francisco Bay area. I read all 3 books. I couldn't believe all that he went through and survived. I was in tears.