I can't understand why this film hasn't been shown on British TV before now. As an expose of severe mental illness, it was excellent. I didn't recognise Diana Ross at first and must commend her for her performance. Showing the absolutely harrowing and humiliating face of schizophrenia is no easy task but she pulled it off. The relationship that she had with her mother, sister and daughter were believable. The mother wanted her daughter to remain her 'child' and thus be in control of her; her sister was resentful that she had 'lost' her sister, while at the same time being envious that her mother had more time for her daughter's sickness than her other child; and her daughter was just plain frightened of the uncertainty that mental illness brings with it. Once again Maura Tierney brings to her performance intelligence and insight. All in all an excellent film.
Review of Out of Darkness
