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Mystery
Thriller
A father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl's best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences.
Directors
Peter Sarsgaard
Jay Logan
Mireille Enos
Rebecca Logan
Joey King
Kayla Logan
Cas Anvar
Sam Ifrani
Patti Kim
Detective Kenji Tagata
Nicholas Lea
Detective Rodney Barnes
Devery Jacobs
Brittany Ifrani
Dani Kind
Trini
Alan van Sprang
Greg
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
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Featured review
**_Oh, what a tangled web we weave_**
In an unspecified wintery city in New York, likely Buffalo, a musician father (Peter Sarsgaard) and his ex-wife, a lawyer (Mireille Enos), concoct a lie to save their daughter (Joey King) from serious legal ramifications, but one lie leads to another and...
“The Lie” (2018) is a drama with crime thriller elements, a morality tale in the vein of “A Simple Plan”
(1998), albeit with an altogether different story. Like “Match Point” (2005), it’s a dramatic snowball that builds to avalanche proportions, manipulating you into rooting for the protagonists despite their dubious decisions in a life-changing situation.
Armchair critics contend that the set-up is unbelievable, but we’re talking about mid-teenage girls here, who are subject to all kinds of questionable whims rooted in immature emotions. Look no further than Taylor Smith, who pushed Jordan Holgerson off a bridge at Moulton Falls near Vancouver, Washington, on August 7, 2018 (see the video on Youtube). As for the potential transgression in question, look up what happened to 16 year-old Skylar Neese on the night of July 5, 2012, in the Morgantown, West Virginia, area, which is featured on the real-life crime series See No Evil, Season 1, Episode 6.
The less I say, the better. If you like films like the two noted above and "The River King" (2005), "Snow Angels" (2007), “Frozen River” (2008) and "The Drowning" (2016), check this one out.
The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot in the Toronto area.
GRADE: A-
Wuchak25 Oct, 2022
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