{"id":11650,"date":"2009-07-17T00:20:24","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T22:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=11650"},"modified":"2009-07-17T00:23:04","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T22:23:04","slug":"an-american-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/17\/an-american-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"An American Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Just watched “An American Crime<\/a>“.\u00a0 It is a very powerful drama about a famous case of child mistreat and murder in the US back in 1960’s.\u00a0 I haven’t heard about this film until I actually got my hands on it, and once I checked the plot summary on IMDB, I wasn’t in a hurry to watch it.\u00a0 Such films are usually either too detailed on the horror or too dramatic and emotional.\u00a0 Either way, that was promising to be hard.\u00a0 And for that I need a special mood.<\/p>\n

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I think it took me more than two weeks to prepare.\u00a0 And to run out of other options.\u00a0 So today I finally watched it.\u00a0 And I am now really glad that I did.<\/p>\n

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While the film is truly sad and dramatic, it does not speculate on the feelings.\u00a0 Instead, it tries to explain what happened from a few points of view.\u00a0 It does not excuse the horrible behavior, but it provides enough insight on why and how the horrible thing happened.\u00a0 And it does so without taking focus away from the victim of the crime.<\/p>\n

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Technically, the film is quite engaging as well.\u00a0 It creates an authentic feeling of the time and sets the whole atmosphere slowly, detail by detail.\u00a0 Also, children should be mentioned separately.\u00a0 They are what puts this film above many others.\u00a0 Most of the main characters in the film are children – from very young to teenagers.\u00a0 All of them have quite a serious part to play – no joking or kidding around.\u00a0 And all of them do it nicely.\u00a0 The serious attitude of these children towards the movie is passed on into the film and towards the audience.\u00a0 Very well done.<\/p>\n

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Overall rating – 4 stars<\/strong>.\u00a0 A must see.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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