The film is loosely based on a series of child murders that shocked northern England in the 1970s. The film focuses on a young, ambitious reporter and his investigation of the murders. The movie weaves serial killers, cops, and reporters together in a complex, winding, interesting film. The film is oftentimes difficult to watch as we're dealing with some pretty horrific events. However, the gruesomeness all serves a very important purpose- this movie is supposed to make you feel uncomfortable, to a certain extent. The best aspect of this film has to be the performance of Andrew Garfield. I liked him quite a bit in The Social Network, and he completely won me over in this film. I'm very excited for him to be taking over as the new Spider-Man. Garfield is a very good actor, and he has a meaty, exciting part here. The film revolves around Garfield's character, and he does such a terrific job in the lead role. He's going to be a huge movie star soon, and for good reason.
This film is a British production that I believe was made for television. It occasionally does feel like a made-for-TV movie, but is certainly better than 95% of the TV movies made in the United States. It was released theatrically here, although it made very little money in theaters. The movie holds up a solid, entertaining, challenging, memorable film. I really enjoyed it. I'd give this film a 7.5/10.
I'm sure I could come up with other things to say, but my brain is beyond fuzzy. I'm shutting down for the night. If you like movies about serial killers, cops, and reporters, I'd give this movie a chance. The film is sometimes difficult to follow because of the thick English accents, but the effort is worth it. The movie is really quite interesting and has a pretty controversial, unforgettable ending. I'm excited to see the second two films in the trilogy (interestingly, both were also released in 2009).
Back tomorrow with more films- if I want to hit 100 in 100, I'm going to need to pull off the rare 4 movie Saturday.
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