A woman and her daughter are held hostage because she happens to be the bank manager of a regional branch office for some important bank. After having dynamite strapped to her chest, she is sent in to retrieve the money... but will her co-workers and police believe she is just an innocent bystander?
This is the fictionalized version of what really happened to Michelle Renee. How much is accurate, I do not know. Clearly the film is modified from the book, and the book may have been modified from actual events to make them more interesting for people. Certainly, not everything presented happened as depicted.
Most obviously, for me, was what I call the "fake defense". I do not believe for a second that the prosecutor or the judge would allow the defense attorney to badger the witness, or pursue the line of questioning he did. Where were the objections? Also, unless you're a really greasy lawyer, you wouldn't pursue a defense that you most likely know to be false.
This film is very much like a Lifetime movie, with victimized women becoming strong. Maybe it was from Lifetime, I don't know. I have it on DVD, but it was on TV originally, so Lifetime is as good a place as any for it. Do I recommend this film? In a word, no.
This is the fictionalized version of what really happened to Michelle Renee. How much is accurate, I do not know. Clearly the film is modified from the book, and the book may have been modified from actual events to make them more interesting for people. Certainly, not everything presented happened as depicted.
Most obviously, for me, was what I call the "fake defense". I do not believe for a second that the prosecutor or the judge would allow the defense attorney to badger the witness, or pursue the line of questioning he did. Where were the objections? Also, unless you're a really greasy lawyer, you wouldn't pursue a defense that you most likely know to be false.
This film is very much like a Lifetime movie, with victimized women becoming strong. Maybe it was from Lifetime, I don't know. I have it on DVD, but it was on TV originally, so Lifetime is as good a place as any for it. Do I recommend this film? In a word, no.