Review of The Dead Girl (2006) by Joe T — 31 Mar 2009
Don't be fooled by the title. This is not a horror film or a crime thriller, but a really well done drama with a large, consistently excellent cast. The movie consists of 5 separate stories involving separate sets of characters but all revolving around the murder of a young woman and the subsequent discovery of her body.
The first story starts the movie off a little slow but I think the stories got progressively more interesting. This is not a "feel good" movie. Several parts of the story are so tragic and sad that they are hard to watch, but that makes the few, small rays of sunshine seem that much sweeter.
Kudos to writer and director Karen Moncrieff and to Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, and Rose Byrne whose performances stood out. Warning: there is only a small amount of gore and violence but plenty of very adult language and themes.
This review of The Dead Girl (2006) was written by Joe T on 31 Mar 2009.
The Dead Girl has generally received positive reviews.
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