Based On A True Story

kupcr

The one thing I was absolutely astonished about this film was not the fact that it was truly based on a real life incident of 17 year old Lisa McVey, but the fact that she was played by Katie Douglas as she immersed herself in the part, where she won an acting award. I literally never heard about this actress until I watched this movie, which was based on true events, which entailed that on the night of November 3, 1984, Lisa was riding home on her bike from her job at the ice cream parlour, when a man abducted her and threw her in his car. It wasn't until later that she learned he was Billy Joe Long (Rosif Sutherland), a sadistic serial killer who tortured women. He blindfolded Lisa and tied her up and held her for 26 hours at gunpoint and raped her over and over again. This movie and the whole premise got me angry how killers like this are getting away with it. It was really an eye-opener. David James Elliot from the show JAG was supporting actor.

score 9/10

kupcr 31 May 2020

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