Star studded cast.
An abused 15-year-old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story. "Too Young to Die?
At the beginning of the movie, Amanda is being arrested for murder. Through flashbacks we learn of the circumstances, and the movie goes back and forth between the present and the past.
Amanda Sue Bradley (Juliette Lewis) goes through so much struggles as a mid teen that gets taken advantage of and deals with some depressing misfortunes. Brad Pitt in this is unlike most his roles, which is intriguing.
On the whole, it is a sufferer story that unfortunately occurs on a daily basis, and no matter what social strata and countries. A teenager is abandoned by parents or not taken seriously.
The striking thing is, this is based on a true story. If you google this you can find further information.
Too Young To Die is an above average television movie starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis as a pair of young killers and Michael Tucker as the lawyer for Lewis. Tucker is desperately trying to keep her out of the gas chamber and the film is mostly in flashback as she tells her story.
While it is not perfect, it is overall a good movie that comes pretty close to perfection by a director that seems to have a "made for TV movie" calling in life. The film is about a teen girl convicted of murder and awaiting her sentence which may result in her execution, which clearly will end up bringing forth quite a few questions of morality, and what I personally like most about that, is the aspect that almost none of the characters in the film are fully GOOD or BAD or RIGHT or WRONG, though I know that will alienate some viewers, failing to find a "hero".
The law is hard, but it is the law. This is a very good movie.
