I'm happy to say that this film has been released on Blu-ray in Germany, even
if it's only available on DVD in England and America. I have the impression
that Germany takes films more seriously than other countries. American films
released in Germany always have the original English dialogue in addition to
the dubbed German version. You can choose between dubbing and subtitles. Don't
knock the dubbing. Even though I prefer subtitles, Germans dubbing is very
good.
The film is a psychological thriller. Two young children, Ruby (16) and Rhett
(11) are orphaned when their parents die in a car accident. The children are
adopted by their godparents. At first it all seems too good to be true. Terry
and Erin Glass live in a luxurious house overlooking the sea in Malibu. Slowly
Ruby realises that it isn't all as ideal as it seems. Terry is deeply in debt
to mobsters, and Erin is a drug addict. Ruby persuades Rhett that they need to
run away, but what can children do?
17-year-old Leelee Sobieski is excellent in the role of Ruby Baker. She was my
favourite actress for years. She retired from acting at the age of 29, giving
as an excuse that 90% of film roles require sexual stuff. She's deluding
herself. Of the 31 films that she made in her career, only two contained
sexual stuff, and even that was tame. That's 6%. It's sad that such a wonderful actress as
her should give up her career for a nonsensical reason. She could have continued acting for another 50 years
without filming any more sexual stuff.
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