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The Girl Next Door (2007). Bad Things Happen. This film is about very bad things, and surprisingly, it is not exploitive. Holding true to the fabulous 50s, this movie takes us back to an age of innocence, an innocence that is shattered by the sickness of what seems to be an amiable next door neighbor. What is worse, this flick is based on a true story, that of Sylvia Marie Likens, whose real life horrors were as bad if not worse. This movie is not easy to watch, even for hardened horror fans, but the way in which it is told is outstanding. We see horrors through the eyes of an innocent, and the atmosphere of sensitivity somehow penetrates the ugliness. The acting was appropriately stiff, and the direction was excellent. The serious issues here were treated honestly but with an aura of discrimination that does not detract from the atrocities committed. In all, this is a wonderfully portrayed flick that is moving though not really enjoyable per say. Merci beaucoup.
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Fate is my mistress, mother of the cruel abomination that is hope.
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