Movie # 1737 "The Tenth Circle" is a movie based on the Jodi Piccoult book of the same title. That book was not one of my favorite of Piccoult's books so I wasn't expecting a lot from the movie. And so the film's mediocrity was not a surprise --- the story was a formula Lifetime film --- young girl says she was raped, parents are totally surprised and as evidence mounts, it goes back and forth if she is telling the truth or not and then something happens to the possible rapist --- then, guess who gets the blame? The parents are kind of blah and don't get a lot to day --- not much backstory, but in the book they do, so the script gives them very little to do. However, the lead girl, Trixie, played well by Brit Robertson kept me watching. This girl is very very talented (saw her first in "Dan in Real Life" (a far better film) and capable of getting across all the angst this girl has to go through to play this part --- and so I am glad I got to see it for her because she does the part well. I also like the coldness of the weather and the location (should be in Maine) --- most everything about Alaska was missing in movie, so if you read the book you know that I am talking about quite a bit --- Dad's part is reduced immensely from the book. The title comes from Dante's "Inferno" --- the tenth circle of hell that becomes a symbol for the catastrophic results that the rape throws this family into. I'd give it a 3 out of 5 ---- as far as a recommendation, maybe? If you read the book, maybe you'd like to see it played out here; maybe if you like high school angst, you might like it; maybe if you are interested in the relationships between parents and kids, you might find this a good watch. It just depends.
"THE TENTH CIRCLE" 1 hour 29 minutes 2008
In this made-for-TV drama based on the novel by Jodi Picoult, the seemingly idyllic lives of Daniel (Ron Eldard) and Laura Stone (Kelly Preston) are torn apart when their teenage daughter, Trixie (Brittany Robertson), alleges that her ex-boyfriend, Jason (Jamie Johnston), raped her. When Jason later turns up dead -- the victim of an apparent suicide -- the Stones find themselves thrust into the center of a disturbing investigation.
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