The true story of the 1983 Thacker case could have made a great film, but this one suffers from mediocre acting, poor dialogue, a hurried plot with zero nuance, and indifferent direction. The result is an almost total lack of motivation for the audience.
I am so glad that I did not listen to the nay-sayers. This was a fact based film about police abuse of power.
This is the first time I've been the first person to write a review, which is surprising, considering this film has been out for 5 years ... But then again, perhaps not, because there really isn't much to enthuse about.
Bad acting, bad soundtrack, bad directing and bad writing. I love true stories so I should have just stopped watching and either read about this case or found a documentary to watch.
Hard to watch as you know the outcome a death of a son and the fight for justice against police brutality. Thanks to whoever got this right to show the unending pain of the parents in the quest for justice before they both passed away.
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