The Children Act (2017)
Directed by Richard Eyre this film based on the novel of the same name stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead. A high court judge has to decide if a 17 year old Jehovah's Witness should be forced to have blood transfusions or not.
As with many book to screen adaptations this film suffers from too much of the conflict being internal rather than external. There is just too much of the characters staring off wistfully without confronting each other. I also felt that the script never truly tackled the matter at hand with enough depth during the courtroom phase.
2/5
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