Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Compliance

Cast
Ann Dowd
Dreama Walker
Pat Healy
Matt Servitto
Bill Camp
Screenwriter 
Craig Zobel
Director
Craig Zobel
Running Time
90 minutes

Becky and Sandra aren't the best of friends. Sandra is a middle-aged manager at a fast-food restaurant; Becky is a teen-aged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day (too many customers and too little bacon), a police officer calls, accusing Becky of stealing money from a customer's purse, which she vehemently denies. Sandra, overwhelmed by her managerial responsibilities, complies with the officer's orders to detain Becky. This choice begins a nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience and prudence, legality and reason. (Magnolia Pictures)

It's interesting and thought provoking but I found it difficult to empathise with people who were that foolish for that long which distanced me from the story.