A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected (IMDB).
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The “Everyone’s A Critic” Review
This is one of those films that I saw a trailer for a long time ago – the fact that the film has only now been released should have been a big enough indication of its quality. And it was.
“Case 39″ tells the story of a social worker who helps a child she thinks is being abused, but quickly learns that there is a very dark side to this young girl.
Renee Zellweger heads up the cast. Despite Zellweger’s presence in previous Oscar worthy pictures, there is nothing she can do to save this pile of garbage. Everything from the direction, script to music is completely uninspired – the demonic child story is simply a rehash of “The Omen”.
Zellweger has actually fallen into an already worn trap – win an Oscar, then star in a “crowd-pleasing horror” (see Halle Berry in Gothika or Jennifer Connolly in Dark Water) – the only problem is that the only horror is the films themselves.
Yes, there are a couple of shocks, but nothing to give you a sleepless night – anyone can be made to jump when you have a loud noise on the soundtrack!
This is a one-star film, though an extra star has been given for the performance from child star Jodelle Ferland – which in at least one scene verges on the genuinely creepy.
What could have been a chilling shocker has been delivered as straight-to-dvd standard tosh. After the equally awful “Pandorum”, director Christian Alvart should start thinking about a new career direction.