This is a grim story about a woman who spent 20 years in prison for killing a cop and when released is looking for her sister who she last had contact with before her arrest when her sister was just 5 years old.
The story is interesting (although very predictable), the acting is good and for a Netflix movie it's actually not that bad! Considering that Netflix produces so much garbage, this is actually a big improvement imho.
The story itself is a bit flawed (careful - spoilers alert) because if you think about it, there was no need for her to take the blame. Nobody is going to put a 5 year old in jail for doing something she hardly even understands. Also, taking the blame means leaving her sister on her own because she was her only family. In this case she ended up in a good loving home but there are too many kids who go into the system and have a completely different story. If she told the truth she could have cared for her sister for all those years or at least stay in contact with her. Throwing her into the system because you feel guilty or whatever is in no way in her best interest (or yours). Also, I'm not a gun expert but I'm not sure if a five year old can actually do it. It could be a coincidence but technically speaking, I'm not sure that a 5 y/o can hold a shotgun, aim and kill (not wound) a sheriff. Maybe it's possible but it seems unlikely. A 5 year old in that situation will likely sit on the floor and cry or maybe hide a closet. How did she even know how to use a gun?
Now, my biggest problem with this movie is not actually with these flaws but with the ending. I didn't like it. That's the ending we get after everything? A hug? Really? I think too much time was spent on watching Sandra Bullock working and trying to survive. The sister could only hug her after she realized who she was and what she did for her (raising her, taking the blame for her and saving her sister). I find it hard to believe that it was all revealed right there in the scene while they were standing next to the ambulance. I think the story should have focused more on the sister, her trauma and memories. The parents should have learned the truth and explain it all to their daughter or she could have heard it directly from her sister but not like that. I mean, it's hard to imagine what happened there. The parents got a phone call run to the scene (with Katie) and then the kidnapped daughter just told them everything? When was the truth about the sheriff's death revealed? How is Katie at age 25 supposed to deal with the fact that she killed a man? That her sister was in jail for 20 years? That her parents lied to her? That her younger sister was kidnapped and almost killed for something she did? I just don't see how such a complicated story could have been unraveled in just a few minutes right there in the scene of the crime. And if she didn't learn the whole truth (and doesn't even remember her sister) then the hug is meaningless. It felt rushed, it didn't make much sense and to me it was a very unsatisfactory ending. Think about it, the entire movie revolves around two things, her search for her sister and the hate and difficulty that she has to endure as a cop killer. So personally I wanted to see the moment that the parents and sister learn the truth. I wanted to see the two sisters reunite. Instead it was all ended with a hug. I didn't like it, it just didn't feel right.
The story is interesting (although very predictable), the acting is good and for a Netflix movie it's actually not that bad! Considering that Netflix produces so much garbage, this is actually a big improvement imho.
The story itself is a bit flawed (careful - spoilers alert) because if you think about it, there was no need for her to take the blame. Nobody is going to put a 5 year old in jail for doing something she hardly even understands. Also, taking the blame means leaving her sister on her own because she was her only family. In this case she ended up in a good loving home but there are too many kids who go into the system and have a completely different story. If she told the truth she could have cared for her sister for all those years or at least stay in contact with her. Throwing her into the system because you feel guilty or whatever is in no way in her best interest (or yours). Also, I'm not a gun expert but I'm not sure if a five year old can actually do it. It could be a coincidence but technically speaking, I'm not sure that a 5 y/o can hold a shotgun, aim and kill (not wound) a sheriff. Maybe it's possible but it seems unlikely. A 5 year old in that situation will likely sit on the floor and cry or maybe hide a closet. How did she even know how to use a gun?
Now, my biggest problem with this movie is not actually with these flaws but with the ending. I didn't like it. That's the ending we get after everything? A hug? Really? I think too much time was spent on watching Sandra Bullock working and trying to survive. The sister could only hug her after she realized who she was and what she did for her (raising her, taking the blame for her and saving her sister). I find it hard to believe that it was all revealed right there in the scene while they were standing next to the ambulance. I think the story should have focused more on the sister, her trauma and memories. The parents should have learned the truth and explain it all to their daughter or she could have heard it directly from her sister but not like that. I mean, it's hard to imagine what happened there. The parents got a phone call run to the scene (with Katie) and then the kidnapped daughter just told them everything? When was the truth about the sheriff's death revealed? How is Katie at age 25 supposed to deal with the fact that she killed a man? That her sister was in jail for 20 years? That her parents lied to her? That her younger sister was kidnapped and almost killed for something she did? I just don't see how such a complicated story could have been unraveled in just a few minutes right there in the scene of the crime. And if she didn't learn the whole truth (and doesn't even remember her sister) then the hug is meaningless. It felt rushed, it didn't make much sense and to me it was a very unsatisfactory ending. Think about it, the entire movie revolves around two things, her search for her sister and the hate and difficulty that she has to endure as a cop killer. So personally I wanted to see the moment that the parents and sister learn the truth. I wanted to see the two sisters reunite. Instead it was all ended with a hug. I didn't like it, it just didn't feel right.