Case 39

 

Case 39 (2009)

• Director: Christian Alvart
• Based on book: no.
• Cast: Reneé Zellweger, Ian McShane, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper, Callum Keith Rennie, Adrian Lester, Kerry O’Malley, Cynthia Stevenson
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Reneé Zellweger – Judy, Cold Mountain, Down with Love, Chicago, White Oleander, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Nurse Betty, Reality Bites
• Ian McShane –Game of Thrones, John Wick, Jack the Giant Slayer, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Pillars of the Earth
• Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born, Joy, American Hustle, Silver Lining Playbook, The Words, He’s Just Not that into You
• Callum Keith Rennie – Snow Cake, The Butterfly Effect, eXistenZ
• Adrian Lester – Mary Queen of Scots, Euphoria, London Spy, Hustle, Merlin, Bonekickers, Doomsday, Being Human, As You Like It, Day After Tomorrow, Hamlet, Born Romantic, Love’s Labour’s Lost
• Cynthia Stevenson – Private Practice, Dead Like Me, Six Feet Under, Happiness
• Why? The cast.
• Seen:  6 March 2016      

       Overworked child services worker Emily (Zellweger) has 38 active cases when her boss Wayne (Lester) lays case 39 on her desk. A little girl, Lily (Ferland), is in danger from her parents and Emily saves her life. Things get complicated when Lily wants to move in with Emily.

       Oh. It’s a scary movie with satanic evil.

       Never mind that I don’t believe in evil demons. I could accept them if the film was good.

       Sadly, it’s not. What a waste of a strong cast on a bad story. 

2* of 5