Every Secret Thing
A detective looks to unravel a mystery surrounding missing children and the prime suspects: two young women who, seven years ago, were put away for an infant's death.
Director:
Amy Berg
Cast:
Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning
Screenplay:
Nicole Holofcener (screenplay), Laura Lippman (novel)
Screening Date:
May 02, 2015
Running Time:
93 minutes
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.8% | 42.2% | 20.0% | 15.6% | 4.4% |
“A great, old fashioned detective story yet with creepy, contemporary phychology.”
“Masterfully suspenseful! Keeps you guessing up to the end. Excellent performances. Psychologically complex.”
“Good for psychiatry.”
“Insight into detective work and certainly suspenseful. A study in evil both ways - the mother, the daughter and the detective. Captivating story.”
“A blonde hair, blue-eyed thug. Good suspense with good twists and turns.”
“Race plays an uncomfortable role here, although I’m not sure what that role is. The abducted child’s family is far better off than either of the girls, the prison guard is disturbing, the two detectives are white and black – I guess troubled families can be of any race.”
“Diane Lane as a teacher has every good intention and absolutely no self-awareness. Great, nuanced performance.”
“Could we have had one male character who wasn’t useless? They ranged from ineffective detectives to worthless dads to statutory rapists.”
“Very dark and very suspenseful. Last shot implies that she took the child, not Ronnie. Honey Boo Boo grows up. Diane Lane plays a woman who enables her daughter’s own demise. Pretty creepy but a great bit of acting.”
“A story of tension and foreboding and evil wins! Very suspenseful from the beginning to end.”
“Had me at the age of my seat! Great twists and turns.”
“Very disturbing film.”
“Lotta actor craft but not a good film. Sorry but I just found this film annoying. The sickest person in the whole project is the novelist who concocted this hugely gimmicky plot. It’s all about the setup and the manipulation of the reader, the audience. The characters almost entirely unlikable.”
“For a first feature film Amy Berg does a terrific job unravelling a story with solid documentary story-telling skills, but keeps the mood neo-noir creepy and chillingly atmospheric. Well done!”
“Well acted! Enjoyed the movie. A tense and hard movie to watch with a sensitive subject.”
“Powerful! Reality changes as the film goes back and forth in time. Diane Lane is wonderful as the disturbed mom. Ronnie and Alice at both ages were great.”
“A movie produced by a woman, directed by a woman and starring two sets of deeply disturbed women - all of which don’t say very nice things about women.”
