Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Rose Byrne
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2007
Stats: 1,406 reviews
I totally forgot to rate this movie, but I did see it some time last year. The acting was great from everyone...definitely a must see!
Haunting.... intellectually stimulating.... The Dead Girl is a gripping drama with an extremely well written script and some outstanding performances. The brilliance of the film continues in waves as each sequence unfolds. A film that will stay with you long after it ends.
Having not received many reviews or recommendations for this film, I thought it was sure to be a very average film and yet I was pleasantly surprised, it?s definitely my type of film.
Centred around all the main people effected when a dead girl is found and creatively chaptere...( read more)
A real horror film even though it's supposed to be a drama. After the initial shock of finding a mutilated corpse, random stories begin to dovetail and tell how the victim ended up in that state. A total sense of dread permeats the film with call outs to Looking For Mr. Goodbar a...( read more)
Picked this up on impulse at Blockbuster when I saw who was in the cast. Toni Collette, Marcia Gay Harden, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy, Giovanni Ribisi, James Franco, Rose Byrne, Mary Steenburgen, Bruce Davison, etc. Pretty impressive. And I was not disappointed. This is just a ...( read more)
Recommended by a JDFortuneFan,KevinTheMovieManiac,NickCoalNoir and 76Majikat.
One life ends. Seven others begin.
Wow, this was an amazing dark indie film that kept me hooked all the way through. This movie pleasantly surprised me. I'm always intrigued by movies that have several stories that are intertwined. Practically everyone's performance was s...( read more)
All Screams aside, movies about serial killing are rarely chipper affairs. But few are as glum as The Dead Girl. full review
It must be said that The Dead Girl is a film of considerable integrity. But before that, something else must be said: That's about as unappetizing an opening to a film as can be imagined. full review
A blistering, complex and compelling mystery that offers one of the best acting ensembles seen in ages. full review
The Dead Girl has such a glacial pace, and with such tonal monotony -- most of the first 20 minutes are either grim, in the dark or both -- that audiences will follow at their peril. full review
Occasionally the movie manages to achieve a real sadness, but some story lines are forced. full review
The various tales amount to little on their own and fail to resonate outside of their narrow narrative confines. full review
This movie wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It fell in that meaty curve of semi forgettable. I didn't care much for Toni Collete's mini story, however some of the lines from that I loved. I thought Brittnay Murphy and Marcia Harden's stories were executed the best. Overall it's worth seeing, but not at the top of the class for this subgenre of movies.
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