Case 39 (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Christian Alvart

Writer (WGA):

Ray Wright (written by)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A social worker (Zellweger) fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.

Plot Keywords:

German Shepherd | Dog | Digit In Title | Number In Title

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Emily Jenkins
Jodelle Ferland	...	Lillith Sullivan
Ian McShane	...	Detective Mike Barron
Kerry O'Malley	...	Margaret Sullivan
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Edward Sullivan
Bradley Cooper	...	Douglas J. Ames
Adrian Lester	...	Wayne
Georgia Craig	...	Denise
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Nancy
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Darla - Teacher (as Tiffany Knight)
Cindy Sungu	...	Mia - Girl in classroom
Philip Cabrita	...	Javier Ramirez
J. Winston Carroll	...	Judge
Mary Black	...	Custody Judge
Domenico D'Ambrosio	...	Plainclothes Cop

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and terror including disturbing images.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

While shooting one of the fire scenes for the movie, a special effect fire got out of control and burned the whole set down, including the studio stage it was built into and almost all of the crew's equipment. Nobody was seriously injured and filming resumed the very next day with equipment being hauled in from all over the world.

Soundtrack:

Army of Angels

Delayed

When a movie gets delayed for a long time, movie-goers normally should worry about the movie or it's end result. See Cabin Fever 2, which is really bad, but more on that later. A recent example could be the new Wolf Man, with Benicio Del Toro. Although if it stirs in the same water as Case 39, it won't be half as bad, as you should expect. Having said that, Case 39 is pretty good actually. If it weren't for Bridget Jones herself playing the major role, it might even be better ...

It's nothing personal against her, but she just doesn't cut it. Especially for a horror movie she is really bad. But she has some really good support cast (the kid, the police man and the psychiatrist) who help her (well the movie). It won't be anything you haven't seen yet, but it's pretty decent and worth a watch.