freebird-10 Review of Small Sacrifices

Small Sacrifices (1989)

An Excellent True Crime movie about a woman who tries to kill her kids to get a man.

[10/10 · 2 September 2001]

Here's TV doing true crime the way it should be done--slowly unfolding plot through character, threading the cops and perps stories together, good courtroom drama--it's spellbinding. Farrah Fawcett is exceptional as Diane Downs, the woman who manages to kill one out of three kids. The two surviving kids are also stand-outs, especially the small daughter who must choose whether or not to testify against the monstrously narcissistic Downs. John Shea is also good as the D.A. A must-see for crime buffs.