Another Life is an appropriate name for this film based on the life and death of Edith Thompson as it didn't seem much like the life I have been learning of over recent weeks. I know there is a certain poetic license attached to any film that is based on a true story but I'm not sure Edie would have been happy with this representation.
Had I seen the film with no knowledge of the case I am sure I would have thought it was OK. However with even just a litle knowledge of the true story I found myself yelling at the TV over and over that 'that never happened!' The casting didn't seem quite right and it was a shame that the film only focused on the affair - the trial (which in reality lasted weeks) was given only a few minutes in the film version. I was left feeling that the important issues had been skimmed over - and that's why I suspect Edie would have been disappointed.
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