Case 39

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Emily Jenkins is a social worker who is given her 39th case. She finds herself facing a calling to save Lilith Sullivan from her neglectful parents. One night she rescue's Lilith from being burned alive in her parent's oven. Through much persuasion, Emily adopts Lilith to try and better help her cope with her past. As time progresses, and Emily's friends begin to die, Emily realize's that Lilith is something more than a troubled little girl.   

This film was directed by Christian Alvart. His first real major film made for popular film audience's. This film doesn't fit the norm for modern horror in that it's not jump at you scary, and it's also not highly gory. It has great subtle special effects along with a few other great major effects. The scene with the hornet's was brilliantly done. It gives audience's some nerving tension. Granted, this sequence was the film's high point. Lilith is never fully seen in her monster form, which is great because it adds a level of mystery. Enough of her monster form is shown to paint a rough image in the audience's mind. The story might not be unique to the monster horror movie genre, but it takes an intriguing glance at society. It takes stories that have been seen in real life, burning children in an oven, a child murdering his parents, and mother's drowning their children and focuses it into a single horror story. This is more of an occasional weekend flick. The story of the film is good in it's subtle creepiness, but it does fail to terrify its audiences. 

The cast had some chemistry together, and their acting really pulls out the computer animated sequence's to be believable. Renee Zellweger played the role of Emily Jenkins. She's good in creating this character whose driven from a motherly protection to fighting for her survival. Jodelle Ferland is great in the role of Lilith Sullivan. She plays her familiar role of the creepy little girl. She's great at this role from the subtleties in her acting. Bradley Cooper, Doug, is good in this role. He has really been brought to popular audience's with several recent film roles. In this role he creates a psychologist who discovers the truth first. He's given the best death scene in the film, and he makes its fully believable. 

I give this film a 3 out of 5 stars! It's an unnerving story, but its nor made for extreme horror. The story isn't fully unique, but it does take an interesting look at current family problems. 

Answer to last blog: Actress Helen Mirren also performed in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1968. Her most recent Shakespeare performance was in The Tempest.)

Que: What film established actress Jodelle Ferland as her general creepy little girl role?

Silent Hill

Orphan

Tideland

The Ring