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So I'm not working today Praise his name! and I decided, "What better way to spend an afternoon?" Load up the most recently qued NetFlix delivery and tell peoples what you think of it!

What's on the chopping block?! PUN! 2008's Dorothy Mills

As read by the dramatic Woman Lifetime Voice

Going into the movie I have high expectations. Then again trailers can make just about ANYTHING look interesting. Sorry David Goyer, I'm gonna have to send this one back to the chef.

I enjoy a good scare. I think many of lifes questions and curiosities can be answered by watching psychological cinema. Something scary but meaningful. Something that can take you to a place of great fear but also great respect for life and love and happiness. You Appreciate.

I've heard/read nothing but positive about Dorothy Mills. The NetFlix Member Reviews have also been pretty positive. But I haven't read many since I don't want some dick slipping a spoiler in a review.

I'm already digging the trailers. Eden Lake and Suburban Mayhem look like films I would enjoy.

Alright...here we go!

So the sermon was...interesting. Discussing the idea that God is everywhere. That no matter where you are there He is. Except, this wasn't so much a "You shall look and find me there." but a "I see EVERYTHING!" Scary Jesus. From there it leads to a couple leaving a church, presumably heading towards the plot. Speaking of plots...maybe it'd be best if I didn't ruin this one by posting succession of spoilers on the Blog...be back in a shortly. In the meantime...


Get into her...



Wow...okay. So, where to begin? I enjoyed the film. It DID take you around the bend a few times. As someone that prides themselves on finding the big *Gasp* in a film. This one really got me. I did see the idea that Dorothy wasn't just a young girl with D.I.D.. It was a bit of a shock to find out how far the rabbit hole goes with regards to the towns secret. I thought perhaps the pious and prostrating Priest had a filthy hand in the matter (Which yes, in part it did) but he did keep his fingers out of the cookie jar so to speak.

I'll start with the positive aspects of the film. The flow was beautiful. One scene in particular with Jane Van Dopp the psychiatrist, played by dutch actress, Carice van Houten. She is speaking to the family of the child that Dorothy was watching and allegedly assaulted. One moment they were sitting having a conversation in the living room. The camera pans out from the psychiatrist and in the foreground are the parents arriving home to the scene being discussed. The events they are TELLING unfolding right in front of us, the audience.

I also enjoyed the small visual suggestions and imagery that showed us the director and cinematographer were invested in the film. There is a scene where Jane is reading a newspaper clipping regarding the young girl in question...and in the background is a photo of, "The Girl with the Pearl Earring". The visual similarities between the woman in this photo and Dorothy in my opinion are there. Now if we could draw some comparison between the alleged women that this painting depicts and the character, Dorothy, then we'd be in business...but that requires further reading...and no.

There are parts that jump outside of chronology, even from the beginning of the film we feel we're skipping between segments. Some longer than others are but STILL just puzzle pieces, part of a larger picture; one you have to take a step back and view. This can be difficult when a movie draws you in, much like this did for me. Then again I guess that's most of the fun. Feeling lost but not CONFUSED.

I enjoyed what Dorothy was. She was a young girl that lived within a small community. One that was supposed to be close nit and loving, good God fearing folk but she feels dreadfully alone. The actress, Jenn Murray, that protrays Dorothy goes as far as to say, "I carried her around...for several months. It was quite depressing"

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I did think there were a few funny/um really moments. Hmm...number one

I wish I had stills...

asks about how long it would take for the repairs on her car to be completed. Um, her car looked like it had been driven off of a bridge, dumped in a lake and dragged for about 3 miles before being tugged up a hill and pulled 10 miles to the closest gas station...which just so happens to be the back of someone's house. Oh that's right...

Number Two

Another part is where Jane is having a conversation with Colin Garrivan played by, David Wilmot. The man who on the surface provides a level of stability and guardianship for Jane. He knows the ways of the town and tries to warn her that her snooping is causing issues with the locals. They are having a rather heated discussion about teenagers she swears she saw outside her bedroom window last night. The same teenagers, she says, that caused her car accident when she first arrived at the island.

Jane: Don't...Don't you believe me? I'm not Crazy.

Colin: Of course I believe you *Hands her a drink*...here have a drink.

Yes, people usually make sound decisions after a night of booze. Just ask THIS WOMAN

I think that this is meant to be much more than a horror/slasher film. I would classify this as a psychological thriller. This is a story of seclusion and pressure. "The weight of the religious authority in this film is very tangible" says one actor and I couldn't agree more. They obey. Pastor Ross who also serves as the islands doctor seems to appear to be one of the only figures of authority. This is a man so set in his beliefs and ways. That God is watching always. He himself must somehow question his views when the truth beneath the surface is revealed. This community trembles in the face of God and his judgment and some do so for VERY good reason.

All in all it was a pretty amazing ride. Humor, horror, suspense, and questioning of faith in God and Man.






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