"GIRL IN THE CLOSET" REVIEW
Directed by Jaira Thomas. A runtime of one hour and twenty-seven minutes. Streaming on Hulu and Lifetime. With a TV-14 rating.
"Patricia" played by Remy Ma has a young daughter named "Cameron" played by Brielle Oliver. They're maintaining, and living a simple life in Atlanta. They might not have the most money or lavish things. But as long as they have each other and GOD they will be fine.
"Patricia" sister "Mia" played by Tami Roman and her daughter "Angela" played by Jazz Anderson try to reconnect with that side of the family during "Cameron's" tenth birthday.
But "Patricia" wasn't having it. "Mia" had a messed up childhood. She even did some prison time. "Mia" was the black sheep of the family. "Mia" claims the rough side of her is in the past. She has a husband "Chris" played by Stevie Baggs Jr. And she's financially well off now. A little too well-off for someone not that far removed from prison. Talk about a quick rebound. Anyway, the only thing "Mia" is missing is having her family back in her life.
After a surprise medical episode. "Patricia" finds herself in need of help. She gives "Mia" a chance to show she's changed by allowing her to watch "Cameron" while she's recovering. But it turns out that's the last thing she should have done. "Mia" abducts her along with "Joanne" played by Teisha Speight, "Nancy" played by Danielle LaRoche, and "Harland" played by Jason Jamal Ligon to name a few.
"Mia", and her whole immediate family are monsters. Abducting people making them live like animals while stealing any possible check she can make off of them. You watch this heartbreaking tale where "Patrica" goes through the ultimate portrayal. Also seeing a young girl in "Cameron" grow up after many years of being abducted but never losing faith.
"Girl in the Closet" was horrible. I didn't realize it was originally a lifetime film until afterward. It makes sense. The acting was atrocious. It was hard to watch after a while. The whole time they're horrible things happening. After a while, you're like ok enough is enough. We get it.
They pulled from real events for this film. This should have been portrayed by better actors and a bigger studio. It just came off as one of those extra lifetime films. It could have been so much more instead it was miserable to watch. I give it two mor fires 🔥🔥
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