
Lucy and others demonstrate outside a prison about to execute a mentally disabled man for killing a cop. She meets Mercy, who is there with her mom and dad, a cop, to support the execution. Once home again with her big sister Martha and kid brother Ben, Lucy googles Mercy. She's a lawyer. Lucy's dad is to be executed in a few months for allegedly killing her mom 8 years ago, when Lucy was 14 and Ben a baby. Martha has been like a mom for them since. The siblings have a pro bo... (Full plot summary below)
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Lucy and others demonstrate outside a prison about to execute a mentally disabled man for killing a cop. She meets Mercy, who is there with her mom and dad, a cop, to support the execution. Once home again with her big sister Martha and kid brother Ben, Lucy googles Mercy. She's a lawyer. Lucy's dad is to be executed in a few months for allegedly killing her mom 8 years ago, when Lucy was 14 and Ben a baby. Martha has been like a mom for them since. The siblings have a pro bono lawyer trying to get their dad off death row. The cute Mercy keeps meeting up with Lucy.
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| NOW TorontoSusan G. ColeJoe Barton's script, especially the dialogue between the two lovers about capital punishment, is pointed and very smart, and he knows how to let information trickle out at the right pace. |
| indieWireJude DryThe movie doesn't buckle under the weight of its ambitions, and in straining to find the light it ends up engaging and compelling - even if it is overly complex. |
| Vanity FairJordan HoffmanDespite the peculiarity of mixing and issue-oriented political film with an LGBT coming-of-age story, it is ultimately a very powerful, emotional, and universal story. |
| User ReviewJustin BIt deals with a lot of heavy material and there are some truly great moments along with a solid performance from Ellen Page but the whole thing feels uneven and the love story feels inconsequential to the point where it could have been cut out of the film entirely and the meat of story would have been left intact. |
| User ReviewJerry GIt deals with a lot of heavy material and there are some truly great moments along with a solid performance from Ellen Page but the whole thing feels uneven and the love story feels inconsequential to the point where it could have been cut out of the film entirely and the meat of story would have been left intact. |