I once met Patricia Hearst while I was married to a content editor for Hearst Publications. She struck me as a savvy, confident, and meticulous individual. She appeared to me to be similar to her renowned grandfather. This film has two outstanding performances; Natasha Richardson as Hearst, and Ving Rhames, as the dynamic SLA leader. The other members of the cast were more than adequate for their roles. One must try to put one's self in Ms Hearst's shoes at the time of her abduction. How would you have survived? How would you have defended yourself after being apprehended by the authorities? It was a triumph of the will of Patty Hearst that she survived. And, of course, these events were a tragedy of the highest nature. How would you like to have your daughter kidnapped by a Marxist Revolutionary group? She survived because she was smarter and stronger than any of the people she was abducted by. Her psychic recovery from this ordeal was nothing short of a miracle. To make matters worse, the legal system added insult to injury, but Ms Hearst was able to eventually handle them as well. A film well worth viewing for several reasons.
Review of Patty Hearst
