I saw this film on tire Emirates flight back to the Uk a couple of days ago and I had not heard of this film before, not released in Uk until March 2010. I had only recently watched Zellwegers comedy drama My One and Only and of course Precious, another social workers drama.
oh boy, cant help imagining if mariah carey and Zellweger had swapped roles in either film, what the end result would be? Case 39 is without doubt a psychological thriller with a satisfactory ending and it indeed reminds me greatly of the horror thriller ORPHAN, apart from the child in the oven scene, I do not think anything in the movie was of any great suspense, but that is not to knock or demean the quality of the film. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed Renee Zellwegers performance, though I do feel that she looks a little awkward as a social worker and I cant believe that there are rules which can even be 'bent' which would allow a social worker to adopt a wayward child in the manner shown in the film.
Ian MCShane the British actor was superb as the Boss Mike for Zellwegers character Emily. A Social workers anti social working hours for me were not sufficiently highlighted but perhaps they did not need to be.
As in Orphan and perhaps also in Dustbin Baby, it will make you think twice before adopting or fostering a child who is not who they seem.
oh boy, cant help imagining if mariah carey and Zellweger had swapped roles in either film, what the end result would be? Case 39 is without doubt a psychological thriller with a satisfactory ending and it indeed reminds me greatly of the horror thriller ORPHAN, apart from the child in the oven scene, I do not think anything in the movie was of any great suspense, but that is not to knock or demean the quality of the film. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed Renee Zellwegers performance, though I do feel that she looks a little awkward as a social worker and I cant believe that there are rules which can even be 'bent' which would allow a social worker to adopt a wayward child in the manner shown in the film.
Ian MCShane the British actor was superb as the Boss Mike for Zellwegers character Emily. A Social workers anti social working hours for me were not sufficiently highlighted but perhaps they did not need to be.
As in Orphan and perhaps also in Dustbin Baby, it will make you think twice before adopting or fostering a child who is not who they seem.