ऑस्कर विजेता रिने जेलवेगर अभिनीत यह खौफनाक और अलौकिक थ्रिलर एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता के बारे में है, जिसे लिलीथ सुलिवन का असामान्य और परेशान करने वाला मामला सौंपा गया है... एक अजीब और रहस्यमय अ... सभी पढ़ेंऑस्कर विजेता रिने जेलवेगर अभिनीत यह खौफनाक और अलौकिक थ्रिलर एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता के बारे में है, जिसे लिलीथ सुलिवन का असामान्य और परेशान करने वाला मामला सौंपा गया है... एक अजीब और रहस्यमय अतीत वाली लड़की।ऑस्कर विजेता रिने जेलवेगर अभिनीत यह खौफनाक और अलौकिक थ्रिलर एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता के बारे में है, जिसे लिलीथ सुलिवन का असामान्य और परेशान करने वाला मामला सौंपा गया है... एक अजीब और रहस्यमय अतीत वाली लड़की।
- पुरस्कार
- 3 कुल नामांकन
- Judge
- (as John Carroll)
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
But let's be frank - that's not enough to break the limits. We have to remember some major flaws: First - the movie is very predictable. Very. Second - Jodelle Ferland plays in a simple, cheap way, using far away easier acting methods, than her character needs. Third - a promise of originality made by DP and Director in the first part of the movie, is never kept because of the second half, where everything is put in WYSIWYG manner, known from shitty Hollywood.
Summing all up - You CAN watch it with a pizza and a beer, but hardly believable that you WILL manage without those. :)
Horror films in which children are the central element of the plot are nothing new. We had classics like "Village of the Damned", "The Omen" and the entire "Children of the Corn" franchise, not to mention the more recent films like "The Orphan". However, they are still delicious and appealing, when they are really well done. The film has an interesting story, which unfolds at a good pace, without twists, subterfuges or stratagems to amplify the suspense, and everything suffers from a certain degree of predictability. However, the film benefits from the good construction of the characters, especially the protagonist, a social worker who soon conquers us with her dedication and good intentions, and holds our attention until the end.
In fact, the excellent performances of Renee Zellweger and young Jodelle Ferland are essential for the quality and strength of the final product. Zellweger had already shown us, in several previous works, to be an actress of great talent and versatility, but she manages to take the film on her back, while Ferland was able to overcome her inexperience and youth to give us a colossal job. For a child actress, she even looks like an adult, as threatening and calculating as she can be. The film also features the work of Ian McShane and Bradley Cooper, safe bets on the supporting characters.
The film is not particularly remarkable in terms of production values and technical issues. Cinematography is standard, but it works quite well and is effective, adapting well and helping to build the light tension felt during the film. Some scenes in particular (such as the sinking car scene or the fire) were brilliantly shot, but there is a greater sense of danger. The sets and costumes are everything we could hope for, without surprises or major problems. The editing and the soundtrack do their job discreetly.
Things kind of get wrapped up within the first 15-minutes and what else is there to do you ask yourself. Well, things aren't quite what they seem and by now, you will have figured it all out. But, again, it's in the telling that makes this a good movie and you stay with it.
This is billed as a horror movie and you know I don't review horror movies (hey, I have to sleep at night). Okay, so I took a chance. See? The acting is first rate by all and the pace is very good. There is a certain amount of tension and suspense and you won't sleep here.
Now, although you have figured things out, you have not figured out how this ends or should end, or will end ..whatever. That occupies your mind quite a bit. And, along the way, you find yourself jumping at certain things. Not really horror though, but could have been.
Renee Zellweger really got into her character to such a point I was mimicking her moves at times. I felt as though I was there. You'll see.
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: Yes, but only one or two F-bombs
Zellweger breaks the usual bounds of professional distance when she takes it on herself to take in the child. Once she does the little girl proves not quite what she originally seems and literally sucks the humanitarianism out of her.
This will go completely over the people who are not Star Trek fans, but young Ms. Ferland reminded me so much of an evil Talosian. If you will recall in that famous pilot for Star Trek, the Talosians are blessed with the power of illusion, they can make you see and hear all kinds of things that are not there. With that they can trick you into stuff. There not evil people however, but Captain Christopher Pike when he's captured by them has to learn their secret in order to triumph.
That's what Renee has to do, overcome the power of illusion. How it all works out for her is what you have to see Case 39 for.
As for the film itself, Case 39 is a cut above a lot of these horror films, but it could have used considerable improvement in the storytelling.
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThis movie was completed in 2007, and was initially scheduled for an American release in August 2008, but was delayed twice before its final release date on October 1, 2010, three years after completing production.
- गूफ़(at around 31 mins) When the cop lets Emily into the house, he hands her the key and tells her to lock up when she leaves; but the door frame is still visibly broken from being kicked in earlier, leaving the door obviously impossible to lock.
- भाव
Douglas J. Ames: Everybody has fears... now, what scares you?
Lillith Sullivan: Me.
Douglas J. Ames: You scare yourself?
Lillith Sullivan: Sometimes.
Douglas J. Ames: Why? What about yourself scares you?
Lillith Sullivan: I have bad thoughts.
Douglas J. Ames: About what?
Lillith Sullivan: People.
Douglas J. Ames: People in general or... certain people?
Lillith Sullivan: Certain people.
Douglas J. Ames: Like who?
Lillith Sullivan: You.
Douglas J. Ames: You have bad thoughts about me? Why?
Lillith Sullivan: I just do.
Douglas J. Ames: Did I do something or say something that upset you?
Lillith Sullivan: It's just... the way you are.
Douglas J. Ames: How am I?
Lillith Sullivan: Facile.
Douglas J. Ames: Facile? Pfff... do you even know what that means?
Lillith Sullivan: Easily comprehended, often lacking sincerity or depth. You're smug too... want me to tell you what that means?
Douglas J. Ames: Uhm, If I... seem smug or facile, I want...
Lillith Sullivan: Don't apologize.
Douglas J. Ames: Why not?
Lillith Sullivan: You're a grown-up... it's embarrassing.
- कनेक्शनFeatured in Phelous & the Movies: Phelous Is on Case 39 (2010)
टॉप पसंद
विवरण
- रिलीज़ की तारीख़
- कंट्री ऑफ़ ओरिजिन
- आधिकारिक साइटें
- भाषा
- इस रूप में भी जाना जाता है
- Caso 39
- फ़िल्माने की जगहें
- पोर्टलैंड, औरिगन, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका(flyover shots)
- उत्पादन कंपनियां
- IMDbPro पर और कंपनी क्रेडिट देखें
बॉक्स ऑफ़िस
- बजट
- $2,60,00,000(अनुमानित)
- US और कनाडा में सकल
- $1,32,61,851
- US और कनाडा में पहले सप्ताह में कुल कमाई
- $53,50,570
- 3 अक्टू॰ 2010
- दुनिया भर में सकल
- $2,81,90,603
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 49 मिनट
- रंग
- ध्वनि मिश्रण
- पक्ष अनुपात
- 2.35 : 1