Justice pour mon fils

The acting in this movie left a lot to be desired. With the exception of the wicked stepmother, the others seemed to give no real effort, and thus their characters had very little life to them.

At some points the dialog is laughable, which is the case of this film, is not a good thing.

What might be considered a made-for-TV "Lifetime movie" was actually produced by and shown on NBC originally. But it's definitely the type of movie that would show up on the Lifetime Network.

Beverly D'Angelo stars as a mom who wants justice for her adopted son's death. Based on a true story, it covers all the main points in the saga but blatantly appears quite abridged. Not that it matters. Acting is meh and it's just a straightforward story that's told with no twists or turns or nothing' like that.

Not the worst 85 minutes ever but nothing memorable.

5.0 / 10 stars

--Zoooma, a Kat Pirate Screener

The movie in no way, shape or form even begins to do the true-life story justice. I just finished reading the book "Death in White Bear Lake" and then watched the movie. The movie is very poorly put together, and far too many important details missing. If I hadn't read the book first, I'm not sure I would've gotten much out of the movie.

As for the true story that the movie was based on, I have to agree with the judge. Lois Jurgens should've been locked and the key thrown away. The 8 years out of her 25 year sentence that she served was FAR too lenient for the horror she inflicted on Dennis. And that sorry excuse for a husband Harold, he should've been strung upside down on a tree. Neither of them should've been approved for adoption. Harold wasn't man enough to stand up for his innocent little boy, who was terrorized by Lois. And I understand why he didn't...my mom (God rest her soul) was a great deal like Lois, and my dad (God rest his soul) a LOT like Harold. HOWEVER, having said that, Harold had a lot of options for getting help for Dennis without Lois EVER finding out that he reported her. Now Lois' brother Jerome, he should've been tossed in prison right alongside his sister. I am certain that he destroyed witness statements and threatened his siblings.

Dennis was 10 months younger than I am. To think that he never really had a chance in life just makes me sick beyond words. As a Christian, it is my duty to forgive others as Christ has forgiven me, but when someone takes their anger and hatred out on innocent children, that is almost more than I can stomach. I hope that both Harold & Lois made peace with God before they died.

I remember watching this movie as a teen, of course very sensitive subject matter. What's so heart-wrenching about it is that is a true story. And I can't imagine what it's like to look for the child you gave up years ago all to find out he was killed by a sick abusive parent! It really makes you think. And you wonder how often does sick things like this happen! This is not a movie you want to watch over and over especially if you're emotional with subject matter like this, which I am. Beverly D'Angelo's acting skills as, always were spectacular.

I first saw this film when it originally aired and it affected me so deeply that decades later, when I myself became a parent, I found myself with a real need to rewatch it. After more than a year of searching, I finally found it. All these years later it still breaks my heart, still touches me, still terrifies me. Excellent story, it's too bad it's largely true - no one deserves this!