This film was probably one of the most disturbing films I've seen so far it was quite powerful and was a very intense and shocking drama/thriller film that was based on a horrific and true life story. The Girl Next Door was quite difficult to watch at times cause it was so realistic and I'm not talking about gore or anything like that but the way it was shot, it was brilliant with some very nice and bright scenes during the beginning where the kids are playing outside however during the second half the film becomes so dark and twisted not to mention sad and depressing that you'll feel sorry for this poor girl who gets tortured, this was definitely not a mainstream film so if you want something like that then forget it. The film was based on a true story that took place in the 50's and was also based on Jack Ketchum's book, the film is about a young teenage girl called Meg she lives together with her aunt Ruth, her younger sister and her aunt's two sons since her parents recently died in a car accident however this situation is not as easy as it looks since Ruth turns out to be an abusive and deranged woman that has a few problems she also has an intense hatred for young women, she starts punishing the two girls sometimes for no reason at all and starts insulting them in front of the kids but then things become increasingly worse. She soon ties up Meg in the basement where she tortures her together with her two sons and their friends in all kinds of unspeakable ways and this goes on for days until a young boy called David who was Meg's good friend before this terrible incident and who hasn't participated in the torture and beatings tries to find the strength to tell somebody of whats going on in the basement before its too late, by the end of the film I definitely felt like a nervous wreck and the ending was very sad and emotional. The Girl Next Door had some brutal scenes in it but it wasn't explosive or look like a trashy horror flick in fact it was the opposite, it was a nicely made independent drama film that had some superb acting and a very engrossing plot that kept me interested through out the film and the director was very talented however I cannot recommend this film to people who are easily offended but if you have a strong stomach and like watching controversial and powerful drama films then you should definitely check this out.Read full review
I felt physically sick while watching this movie. It is a movie I found myself thinking about often for weeks afterward. I'm 28 and my dad who is 50 was present as I watched it. As he was leaving the room in disgust he said, 'this is sick!' He has never left a room while watching a movie and loves suspense and horror movies... this went too far for him. I have never almost been sick from watching a movie. All this is based on true events which makes it that much more horrific. Its a good movie to open people's eyes as to child abuse that has been and continues to be going on in this world.
This movie is hard to watch at key points but it's a close look into the hell that this poor girl endured it is based on true events the real girls name was Sylvia likens you should look it up after watching this film
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Excellent BLU RAY of this "based on a true story" flick.
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Before purchasing this blu ray, I researched the movie to understand the ratings. Movie was more shocking than I imagine. Movie was in great condition as it was described, but one problem was the disc was loose inside the unopened case. Blu ray disc wasn't scratched so I gave the rating 5 stars.
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