The Girl in the Bathtub

Watched this TV movie on Netflix. My expectations weren't high but it was pretty well written and the lead actress Caitlin Stasey is to say the least beguiling. A good little film.

I love Caitlin but I don't think the movie is giving justice to the actual Julia Law. The was it's being director is similar to desperate housewife, where we hear Julia's voice talking about her death. Shame!

First let me start by saying it's a great movie. The bad reviews are very undeserving. I think that those who didn't like the movie were expecting a different kind of movie so let me set you expectations right. This is not a big budget Hollywood movie. It's a movie based on a true story about a young woman who was found dead three days before her 27th birthday. The movie is told by the woman herself. She is telling the viewers about the events leading up to her death. The big thing you need to know here is this: even though you spend the entire movie wondering who killed her, this is not your typical whodunnit kind of a movie. It's not about catching the killer, it's about the woman and the people around here. It's about human behavior. It's basically a sort of a cautionary tale. Watch this movie with an open mind and chances are you gonna love it. I know I did.

The actress who plays Julia was extra ordinary. She had one of the best performance. However Jason Patrick lost all his charisma by Botox.

I'm not sure if it was the format of this film, or the lack of substance. It reeked of a cheap old straight to television film. I struggled to make the distance on this one, but held in hoping it would get better, but it failed to deliver on so many ways. Don't get me wrong, the acting was quite good, but I feel it could have been made so much better.

It would have been good if there had been some back ground on the young woman involved to be able to see what lead her up to having the problems she was having with addiction.

I will not be recommending this one to friends.