Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

sol ***Spoilers*** When it becomes evident that a newborn baby found dead floating in a nearby lake is that of Amish teenager Katie Ficth, Alison Pill, all hell breaks loose in the Lancaster County Amish community where Katie lives. It's just can't be that a member of the god fearing and law-abiding Amish could have committed such a dastardly and ungodly deed! Having sex out of marriage and killing one's own child at birth!With defense attorney Ellie Harrison, Mariska Hargitay, taking on the case in Katie's behalf she soon realizes that her client is holding back some very vital evidence that if made available in her defense could very well clear her of the murder charge. Katie seems to feel more guilty in her thoughts not her actions, if any, in both her getting pregnant and the death of her baby, a boy, both which she emphatically denies.With Katie facing both disgrace in the Amish Comunity as well as a 10 to 15 year sentence if convicted in her child's death she starts to crack under the pressure and slowly the awful truth comes out. That happens when Katie's disowned, by the man of the Fitch household father Aaron played by Jack Niklas, older brother Jacob, Alec McClure, shows up at the Fitch farm to lend support to his beleaguered kid sister. ***SPOILERS**** With guilt written all over his face it turns out that Jacob was the one responsible for Katie problems. Being kicked out of the Fitch household by his outraged dad Aaron for disobeying him and going to collage, to get his mind corrupted, Jacob invited Katie to spend some time with him in the big city. It's there where she got romantically involved, after getting drunk, with fellow collage student Adam Sinclair, Christopher Ralph. As it turned out it was Adam who put a drunk and unconscious Katie in the "family way" without her knowing him about it, by going abroad to study for his doctorate in far off Spain, until it was too late.With her now going on trial for the murder of her newborn child Katie is steadfast not to defend her actions in her child death even if it means that she'll end up being found guilty and sent to prison. As it turns out Katie is far more distraught to having been found out to have had sex out of marriage with Adam then to that of the death of her own child!***MAJOR SPOILER*** With all the jolts and surprises in the movie the ending is a real mind blower! It's then that a by now shell shocked, from what she went through in the trail, Ellie Harrison got the truth to who was responsible for Katie's baby's death for the person who committed it! That mind blowing revelation was something so unbelievable that it completely eclipsed everything else that happened up until then in the movie! And left Ellie in such a state of shock that she a top flight defense attorney, who's seen everything there is to see in crimes committed, was left totally speechless!

foundsomefun This movie goes to show that Mariska Hargitay is a one note song. She was just doing Law & Order SVU again. It was like the whole thing was tweaked to fit her acting... if that is what you want to call it.It could have been a good movie if I could have gotten past the acting. The others in the movie were great. It was the other's acting and the plot twists that kept my attention. Just when you thought you had it figured out, as you rounded the corner to your final conclusion... nope it just wasn't so.This is one movie that has good bones and in a remake would be great. Just keep it away from that "one note wonder" known as Mariska Hargitay... yuck.

slayerthorn It had you guessing the whole time. Had some really great actors to and I think it told a good lesson. If you like movies that keep twisting then this movie is one you'll want to see. It also showed how two different types of people can try to live in each others world. Truly an amazing movie. Also it has a valuable lesson in it. Plain Truth has anything but the plain truth in it. This movie keeps you guessing. A true mystery where things aren't exactly what they seem. Also a good movie for mothers and daughter to watch together because it also shows a strong bond between them. It shows a lot about family dynamics too and how family and culture can really shape someones life.

MariskaTwin Okay, I have to admit the only reason i turned my head to see the previews was because i heard "Mariska Hargitay" I have been Mariska's biggest fan since about a year ago. So I didn't really care about the movie. But once I watched it, it was awesome. I was like in love with it. It was cute, funny, and dramatic. And Mariska finally played a different character than Olivia Benson. I mean i have seen every episode of Law and Order SVU and i never saw her laugh or kiss. I love her even more. So she was fantastic. I was so proud of her. I think that movie should have been in theaters. That wouldve been cool. I think the story was really good, and Alison Pill did a great job playing the role she did. I am glad this movie was able to be watched by me, i have showed it to all my friends now. Lol. Thanks Bye.Love Ya A Lot Mariska and congrats on getting married.