Movie #800 "Crossed Over" had to be a made for t.v. movie because of the amount of fades in and out (leaving room for commercials). As a result, the pacing seemed a bit uneven........with fake builds of highs to keep the audience coming back after the commercials. Aside from that, the story I found to be intriguing, and while I was watching the movie, I was looking up Karla Faye Tucker to see what I missed about her case, because I don't remember ever hearing about her. It's hard to believe after killing someone so viciously, that she could change so much in the prison. The grief Diane Keaton went through was , on the other hand, very believable, so somehow putting those two stories together seemed hard to believe....but the two female leads are so good, you just go along with the story. I liked it, but I can't say that I'd recommend it so highly. It was "Dead Man Walking" with a female, and with a little weaker script. See "Dead Man Walking" over this one.
Crossed Over2002NR89 minutes I gave it 3 out of 5 stars.
After her son is killed in a hit-and-run accident, writer Beverly Lowry (Diane Keaton) sinks into a morose obsession with death. Eager to learn more about the mind of a killer, Beverly befriends incarcerated Texas murderer Karla Faye Tucker (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Their unlikely friendship takes the pair on an unexpected journey of healing. Maury Chaykin co-stars as Beverly's frustrated husband in this gripping true-crime melodrama.
- Cast:
- Diane Keaton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Maury Chaykin, Nick Roth, Karl Pruner, Patrick Galligan, Alexa Gilmour,Mika Ward, Richard Eden, Tyson Tyukodi
- Genre:
- Dramas Based on Real Life, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Crime Dramas, Drama
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