Rating: R
Movie Release Date: August 25, 2006
DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007
Plot 411: When her father dies, Dot moves in with her godparents and discovers that there's more going on under the surface of this suburban family.
Review: This is definitely a thriller chiller. Dot (Camilla Belle) is a deaf teen who moves in with her godparents when her father dies. Their teen daughter immediately ostracizes her. Nina (Elisha Cuthbert) is cheer popular and part of the in-crowd while Dot remains quiet and alone. At first look, this movie seems to be about the perfect suburban family and everyone's high school nightmare. But as you watch further, it's actually the family unit that is sick and twisted. The guts of this movie are really gut-wrenching. The things going on in the home before and during Dot's stay are horrific, but you still feel sympathy for each character. Secrets abound and you realize there are definitely behavioral quirks that have resulted from these secrets and the keeping of them. Even Dot is keeping a secret, and because she's deaf, everyone thinks they can confide in her. Everyone purges their desires and problems on her but she is unable to reciprocate. This movie gives you a peek at the horrors that can happen behind closed doors. Everyone has secrets and everyone is secretive. Double lives aren't only for government spies. They could be for your next door neighbor too.
Movie Release Date: August 25, 2006
DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007
Plot 411: When her father dies, Dot moves in with her godparents and discovers that there's more going on under the surface of this suburban family.
Review: This is definitely a thriller chiller. Dot (Camilla Belle) is a deaf teen who moves in with her godparents when her father dies. Their teen daughter immediately ostracizes her. Nina (Elisha Cuthbert) is cheer popular and part of the in-crowd while Dot remains quiet and alone. At first look, this movie seems to be about the perfect suburban family and everyone's high school nightmare. But as you watch further, it's actually the family unit that is sick and twisted. The guts of this movie are really gut-wrenching. The things going on in the home before and during Dot's stay are horrific, but you still feel sympathy for each character. Secrets abound and you realize there are definitely behavioral quirks that have resulted from these secrets and the keeping of them. Even Dot is keeping a secret, and because she's deaf, everyone thinks they can confide in her. Everyone purges their desires and problems on her but she is unable to reciprocate. This movie gives you a peek at the horrors that can happen behind closed doors. Everyone has secrets and everyone is secretive. Double lives aren't only for government spies. They could be for your next door neighbor too.
Watch It: For a look at how far people will go to keep their secrets and the defense mechanisms they develop in order to blend in with the crowd.
Skip It: If you're expecting one of those cheer happy teen movies because while this one contains some of that, it really goes to deeper and darker places.
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