| Performances were adequate to decent, but that was strictly from the merits of the actors following a screenplay | Judd Nelson gave a chilling performance as Don, the psycho father who locks his daughter, Sara in the basement for twenty years |
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| Storyline The horrific story of Sara, a vibrant teen girl who was looking forward to her 18th birthday so she could move away from her controlling father, Don |
We are told Don is controlling and crazy but how does he go from grounding her for sneaking out to locking her in the basement for 20 years? Had a seasoned director been involved, this could've been much more gut-wrenching and epic film.
3| Her world becomes extremely dark when her father imprisons her in the basement of their home | I just wish it was told in a better way |
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| But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home | Girl in the Basement is loosely based on Josef Fritzl of Austria who imprisoned his 18 year old daughter Elisabeth in a basement prison for 24 years during which time she gave birth to SEVEN of his children |
He served time for rape while he was married, he started raping Elisabeth when she was eleven years old, and he started building her prison three years before he locked her in there.
2| Nevertheless, it's a story that needed to be told, and I'm glad it was; It was a bold move for Lifetime to produce this | This was such a troubling and horrific true story event, it needed professionals to tell it |
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| But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home | Even Judd Nelson's performance was stale and amateurish, that with a better director, he would've shined |
Sarah is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don.