The power of a 13 year old girl's accusation ...

Rating: Null/10 (17 December 2008)

There's a rape at a British estate in the early 1900s and it's unsettling to see how much impact a young girl's word can have. This movie is about the lasting impact of such a claim. It walks through the years and depicts how people's lives are affected - most notably the young, lower-income fellow who was accused and lady he loves.
I can see how this story could be very powerful, but in terms of this movie, it's doesn't quite work. The first 1/4 of the movie sets up the incident nicely, but the rest of the movie seems a bit slow. I'd say that it's even easy to predict. There is a good plot twist at the end, so aside from the beginning, this is the other strong point of the movie.
If you've read the novel, it's a good bet (based on readers' reviews) that you'll like this movie. For everyone else, there's not enough of a sustained intensity to make this a compelling watch.