The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Directed by:
Nicolas GessnerScreenplay:
Laird KoenigCinematography:
René VerzierComposer:
Christian GaubertCast:
Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Dorothy Davis, Scott Jacoby, Mort Shuman, Hubert Noël, Jacques FameryVOD (1)
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Rynn Jacobs (Jodie Foster) is a smart thirteen-year-old girl who lives in a secluded house that she and her father rent. After a number of locals come calling, they find that Rynn's father is never around. Suspicions are soon raised and members of the community - including the local police officer (Mort Shuman) and the landlord's sleazy son (Martin Sheen) - make it their business to pry into Rynn's affairs but how far will she go to hide the truth of what she has been up to? (Signal One Entertainment)
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In the hands of a different director, this film could have been a superb psycho-thriller, but unfortunately, Nicolas Gesser doesn’t get much out of the premise. It’s unsurprising, predictable, derivative and a little contrived. The age of the protagonist also bothered me, not because it offended me in any way, but because I believe no thirteen year old person would behave like that, even if the girl in question is “different”.
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