Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story

Would You Kill For Me: The Mary Bailey Story was an excellent movie. It tells the story of an abusive man who was shot at home from three perspectives: the mother, her 11-year-old daughter and her grandmother who lived with them. We see each person's viewpoint through court testimony and flashbacks, which was a very interesting format. It was cool to see how three people could view the same event and people differently. The acting in the movie was superior, especially the main 4 family characters. The abuse scenes were so well done and believable that it was actually a little hard to watch at times. It was a very moving and powerful movie that I highly recommend.

Ella (Melissa Joan Hart), her daughter Veronica Jo Bailey (Olivia Scriven), and her granddaughter Mary Bailey (Presley Allard) are in the house when Veronica's ex Willard Simms (Connor McMahon) barges in. Willard is shot and Veronica claims to be the one who did it. The police finds Veronica and Mary had handled the gun.

This could be a good mystery movie. I don't know anything about the real life story. The opening really intrigued me. It seems set up to follow the cops in their investigation. Instead, the film goes backwards into flashbacks and jumps right into the courtroom. It's the basic abused woman story and it's not that compelling. I would prefer following the cops and then the courtroom drama.