2017 Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Mamãe Morta e Querida
A documentary is only as good as its subject and its access. This one has good access to an incredible subject.
I watched this with my mom and I kept having to tell her "I would never do that to you I would never hurt you in a million years I LOVE YOU"
the most disturbing thing was the buzzfeed contributor with the cat-eye glasses who discussed this girl's pain with a perverse glee. is the true crime trend over yet?
the fact that that kid had been arrested for watching porn in a mcdonald’s for NINE HOURS should’ve been the first red flag like...how were y’all shocked that he killed someone!
Is there a way for me to fast forward in time to see the inevitable follow up doc to this..?
I love horror movies, especially ones with really fucked up characters. Then I watch a "true crime" documentary like this and I just want to watch cartoons for the rest of the day to ward off depression.
So how long now until we get the movie adaptation starring Melissa McCarthy as DeeDee?
my favorite part about this whole documentary is dee dee’s own dad laughing about the whole family wanting to flush dee dee’s ashes because they hated her THAT much
a fucked up story but not an entirely deep documentary, like i would be asking serious questions about the doctors and this kid's father like WHAT WERE THEY DOING??? but the film seems too entrenched in telling u the horror to actually ask the questions.
I've been post-poning this review all week because I'm having a hard time centralizing my thoughts on such an insane set of crimes. I'm still struggling to find my points so instead I'll comment on the most memorable parts.
*Gypsy's pink chipped finger nails, painted special for the murder.
*Dee Dee's parents flushed her ashes down the toilet.
*The footage where Gypsy is at Disney World eating "royal mashed potatoes", and how transparently phony her excitement was for the potatoes.
*Disney character BDSM pics.
*The psychological relief and sexual gratification after the murder/at the crime scene/at the hotel/at his parents house. Like nothing happened. No remorse.
Despite her abuse I get a strong sense that she has never known anything other than being a victim. Both in reality and for show. This will likely be the case for the rest of her life. I feel for her but she's fragile and dangerous.
