Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Dead Girl

This movie shows the impact of the death of a young prostitute (Brittany Murphy) on multiple people, including:

  • The woman who finds the body, played by Toni Collette
  • A family who has lost their daughter/sister (Mary Steenburgen, Bruce Davison, and Rose Byrne), and who believe the dead girl may be her
  • A mother, played by Marcia Gay Harden, who comes to claim the body and learns why her daughter ran away, as well as details of her life before she died
  • A wife, played by Mary Beth Hurt, who comes to believe her husband is responsible for a string of killings
  • The dead girl, in the days before her death
This is the first Murphy movie I've seen since her 2009 death, and I'll admit it's weird watching her, particularly seeing her kind of cracked out yet hopeful and all of it.  

I recommend the movie.

Availability: DVD only
Released: 2006
Added to my queue: 1/1/2008
Reason added to my queue: Netflix recommended based on my enjoyment of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Miss Sunshine, Brokeback Mountain, and American Beauty.  Please note that while good, this movie is not in the league of these others.