I watched this movie because I am looking to write a horror movie of my own and I must say I was rather impressed with it. This film focuses on one juror from the trial and his efforts to find the truth when weird things start happening shortly after the execution of the title character. I was surprised to learn this was an actual case, because I am not usually a fan of such movies because I know the makers are going to take artistic liberties with the truth.
What made this movie work for me was the scares. Now given this is a low-budget film made with virtual unknowns -- besides Sean Patrick Flanery -- that meant the scares were few and far between, but they were highly effective, unsettling me quite a bit. What I liked even more is the film did not rely on jump scares or excessive gore; again, due to the limited budget, the gore was minimal yet effectively used.
I won't say this has changed my mind about movies based on true events, but I will say this was an exception.
What made this movie work for me was the scares. Now given this is a low-budget film made with virtual unknowns -- besides Sean Patrick Flanery -- that meant the scares were few and far between, but they were highly effective, unsettling me quite a bit. What I liked even more is the film did not rely on jump scares or excessive gore; again, due to the limited budget, the gore was minimal yet effectively used.
I won't say this has changed my mind about movies based on true events, but I will say this was an exception.