HEART WRENCHING
Great movie, will break your heart several times before the End.
A very straight to the point story, doesnt stray more than an inch from the main protagonist's storyline though it very easily could have. Many characters seem like place fillers, though in real life a lot of people are.
We know our colleague but not their wife and kids, so they are "fillers" and even the characters that do enter the protagonists story are only there for a very clear reason and this keeps you focused on what's important.
A lot of movies will distract you and tell and show a lot of a side character for no reason and it ads nothing, this movie doesnt do that.
You meet a Parole Officer, that's what he is, you meet a roommate, that's what they are and so on.
Ruth ( Sandra Bullock ) is a very closed person, she doesnt let herself feel much it seems, she has only 1 goal and that's Katie.
Now for the story, there are a few moments where shortcuts are taken showing a quick flashback instead of a lengthy scene with a lot of dialogue.
It works, but it's kind of cheap.
It only happens once or twice, but it was noticeable.
Thanks to the straightlined storytelling though, it doesnt matter, it's cringe for a second and boom we are on our way to solve/respond to the revelation we just received.
Tl:Dr Ruth ( Sandra Bullock ) keeps her cards close to her heart for most of this movie and when she shows one it's like a bombshell went off.
HEEEEEEAAAART WRENCHING.
A very straight to the point story, doesnt stray more than an inch from the main protagonist's storyline though it very easily could have. Many characters seem like place fillers, though in real life a lot of people are.
We know our colleague but not their wife and kids, so they are "fillers" and even the characters that do enter the protagonists story are only there for a very clear reason and this keeps you focused on what's important.
A lot of movies will distract you and tell and show a lot of a side character for no reason and it ads nothing, this movie doesnt do that.
You meet a Parole Officer, that's what he is, you meet a roommate, that's what they are and so on.
Ruth ( Sandra Bullock ) is a very closed person, she doesnt let herself feel much it seems, she has only 1 goal and that's Katie.
Now for the story, there are a few moments where shortcuts are taken showing a quick flashback instead of a lengthy scene with a lot of dialogue.
It works, but it's kind of cheap.
It only happens once or twice, but it was noticeable.
Thanks to the straightlined storytelling though, it doesnt matter, it's cringe for a second and boom we are on our way to solve/respond to the revelation we just received.
Tl:Dr Ruth ( Sandra Bullock ) keeps her cards close to her heart for most of this movie and when she shows one it's like a bombshell went off.
HEEEEEEAAAART WRENCHING.