Dr. Jessie Muller served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and her experience may may have changed her forever. As a psychologist, she is now a dedicated professional who used to work with children. It turns out, however, that she is leading a secret life as a vigilante murdering pedophiles after they have been released from prison.
The film's title gets at the heart of a shocking revelation to Dr. Muller that at least one of her killings was based on false evidence and that she killed an innocent man. But that insight does not change the doctor's behavior. She brutally kills Grace O'Connor, who fell into a grey area because of the abuse she received from a monster. The court suspended her sentence and allowed her to walk free. Dr. Muller should have recognized that the woman may have been suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome.
The filmmakers were successful in dveloping a nuanced protagonist and an intriguing set of characters surrounding her. One of the most interesting is Helen, the receptionist at the psychiatry office, who senses that something is deeply troubling Dr. Muller. After Helen discovers the doctor's diary, the walls will start closing in on her.
The sadistic Dr. Muller sees herself as an avenging angel. But her overweening righteousness eventually catches up with her. The film was excessively violent, especially in the treatment of Grace O'Connor. But there was an effective, ambiguous ending to the film that suggested that the doctor may be granted the precious "second chance" in life that she denied the victims of her merciless fury.
The film's title gets at the heart of a shocking revelation to Dr. Muller that at least one of her killings was based on false evidence and that she killed an innocent man. But that insight does not change the doctor's behavior. She brutally kills Grace O'Connor, who fell into a grey area because of the abuse she received from a monster. The court suspended her sentence and allowed her to walk free. Dr. Muller should have recognized that the woman may have been suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome.
The filmmakers were successful in dveloping a nuanced protagonist and an intriguing set of characters surrounding her. One of the most interesting is Helen, the receptionist at the psychiatry office, who senses that something is deeply troubling Dr. Muller. After Helen discovers the doctor's diary, the walls will start closing in on her.
The sadistic Dr. Muller sees herself as an avenging angel. But her overweening righteousness eventually catches up with her. The film was excessively violent, especially in the treatment of Grace O'Connor. But there was an effective, ambiguous ending to the film that suggested that the doctor may be granted the precious "second chance" in life that she denied the victims of her merciless fury.