Manipulative Drivel

Rating: 3/10 (6 February 2014)

I knew from about the first third of the movie that this was not going to end well. And from that point on the rest was just showing exactly how far this movie could go to bring me down. There's nothing to truly enjoy, nothing really that is entertaining. Just an exercise in futility.I feel like it took more than and gave. Even if this was an example of a true historical occurrence, this would be one that is rather extreme and not the norm. And if it is close to the norm for that time period, why would I want to watch it. It just seems to trying to pile one horrible occurrence after another. The acting is adequate and the artwork and animation is fine. The main problem is the writing. I don't mind a dark ending, but when there is no hope anywhere in the story, there's no reason to continue watching. It just seems like it's notable because of how dark it is, not how good it really is.