A Cry in the Dark
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Movie Reviews of A Cry in the Dark
Movie Review: A Cry in the Dark or Evil Angels
Summary: 4 Stars
This has to be one of the most heart wrenching films I have ever seen.
This is the opposite of those movies that make you feel good about humanity and the world we live in ... This incredible true story makes you wonder how we call this civilization or justice.
Meryl Streep is tremendous as Mrs. Chamberlain, wife to a pastor husband, who experiences tragedy early on in the film. But the film focuses more on the tragedy that later befalls their lives as compassion and humanity are trampled by ignorance, rumor, hatred, and stubbornness.
Their story is amazing. It is sad and it makes you cry. And it will haunt you for some time. I believe there are few things scarier than being innocent and yet being unable to prove it because others believe in your guilt so diligently and blindly. Like Hitchcock's The Wrong Man, Cry in the Dark will leave its stain upon you, but will also give you hope in the end.
Highly recommend it is seen, but buy it with caution (some moments are so terribly painful you may not ever want to see them again).
Movie Review: Media frenzy, Aussie-style
Summary: 4 Stars
I missed this true news story, but the movie recreates the group witch hunt that chased this Aussie couple to the penitentiary for a crime they never committed. Rumors, innuendo, boredom and group think were some of the factors involved. The film does a good job with it all, and the Aussie mood and landscapes are captured well. Streep is great, and Sam Neill is ok as the religious father caught up in the '80s craziness.Movie Review: 3 stars out of 4
Summary: 4 Stars
The Bottom Line:
A Cry in the Dark is a capable docudrama that does a fine job retelling the story that shocked Australia; while it should be condemned for making people say "The dingo ate my baby!" in awful Australian accents, it's a worthy film with good acting by Streep and Neil.
Movie Review: Seems everyone has an opinion
Summary: 3 Stars
...The movie does a credible job of showing how modern societyoften can't separate fact from fiction. The same issue arose in the OJSimpson case, when the story becomes more of an issue than the facts and the public end up having a trial by media. It causes you to question the role the media plays in cases like this. Watch this as a means of understanding how society can fail, not as a means to attack Australians.The acting is what makes this movie work. Streep can claim to be the modern master and this is certainly one of her finest performances. Neill however is also excellent, showing an understanding of the relationship the family had, as husband and wife and as parent to the children. All in all very entertaining. When it finishes and your asking yourself "How?" remember there are a lot of other stories just like this... END
Movie Review: ok
Summary: 3 Stars
i like both sam neil and meryl streep.i didn't like it as much as i thought i would. sad story, sorry for the parents after everything they went through.