Case 39 (2009)

Director:

Christian Alvart

Writer (WGA):

Ray Wright (written by)

Release Date:

1 January 2010 (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

Colour:

Colour

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 | Mexico:B15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

With one exception, all the shots with Renée Zellweger being close to and around fire are real (practical effects). The one CG-enhanced shot is the wide angle of her sitting passively on the couch while the room was burning around her. This was shot twice: Once with her and no fire and once with fire and no Renée.

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.