Hidden Truth (2016) Reviews

• Truly awful

  marishkavonsaatz2017-06-03

  Awful, self-conscious, wooden acting and script reminiscent of a first term drama school improv. Editing seems to have been done with a knife and fork by a ten year old. The premise is good, with one woman attempting to exonerate her brother and solve the murder of her niece in the face of small town prejudice and slow witted, disinterested police force, but the screenplay is littered with plot holes and illogical procedural cock-ups so the whole thing, which could have been interesting and compelling, is instead simply embarrassing.

• Too plain; a huge disappointment.

  peternzioki2016-07-13

  The movie is too plain with a lot of coincidence.There is no suspense at all. It wasn't anything close to what I expected. I expected a lot of drama and a big secret to be revealed. Michael's wife should have done more than just suspecting something fishy. Michael should not have confronted the girl's aunt. I mean, he is a suspect;WHO DOES THAT! The boy who witnessed everything should have played a major role. Maybe the girl's aunt would have persuaded him to testify in court and then Michael would have compromised him to lie. Jane shouldn't have stayed at the lakeside all night as if the killer was going to come back. When she went to Michael's cabin, Michael shouldn't have come prepared to kill her. Instead, he should have come with another chic hold both hostage but then his wife happens to follow him and saves the two.

• Too straightforward

  phd_travel2019-02-05

  No surprises here in this murderer girl mystery. Everything is just laid out in a straightforward manner. The way her auntie cracks the case is simple. One dimensional characters. The setting is quite atmospheric.

• Not the best!!!

  naztinker2018-11-11

  So many holes in the plot!! Why didn't the sheriff look at the girls room and find the money! Why didn't the sheriff look round the whole lake and find the boat used!. Wouldn't watch again or suggest to friends.

• ****

  edwagreen2016-07-16

  Jessica Fletcher, of Murder, She Wrote fame: Move over as we have another wonderful sleuth in an equally wonderful film. Both her sister-in-law and niece are murdered separately. The town sheriff suspects the husband, a recovering alcoholic but his sister is determined to prove otherwise in this engrossing 2016 film. The film proves that when the law thinks a certain way, it is very difficult to get them to change their minds, especially when a supposed excellent citizen of the town is suspected by the sister-in-law and aunt of the victims. She goes through plenty to prove her point. The film also shows that once society has allowed a stigma to exist regarding a recovering alcoholic, his credibility often goes awry.