Saturday, June 21, 2008

"The Final Days"

Author(s): T.D.
Location: Killeen, TX

"The Final Days"

Distributed by Universal Pictures
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Produced by Jim Sheridan & Arthur Lappin
Written by Jim Sheridan & Terry George

Drama

Main Cast

Naomi Watts as Jenna Beasley
Hugh Grant as Allen Beasley
Harry Eden as Arden Beasley
Freddie Highmore as John Beasley
Emma Thompson as Christina Morton

Tagline: "Sometimes the last days of your life could be the best days of your life"

Synopsis: The Final Days tells the last days of Jenna Beasley, a stay-at-home mom who loves to cook, clean, and provide for her family. Everyday her two sons Arden and John would come home and appreciate everything she does, but her workaholic husband Allen is far too tired and busy to even notice her. After months of being ignored, she goes to his office and finds him kissing his secretary. Outraged and infuriated, she strangles the secretary to death and is arrested.

She was charged with murder and was sentenced to lethal injection at Holloway Prison. While being sent over, she was told that she will have one week to live before she is executed. During her last week she befriends an inmate named Christina Morton, a woman who was also sentence to be executed because she killed her husband, and the two began a friendship that was strong until Christina was executed on Jenna’s fourth day. As the days grow short, begins to cry in fear and pray to God for protection and for Christina to be in heaven.

On the next day, she is visited by her family in her cell. She was glad to see her sons, but wasn’t too happy to see her husband. When Allen asked the boys to leave them be, he apologizes for what he did and promised that he’ll take good care of the boys. Jenna accepts his apology and tells him to make sure that their sons grow up into good men and make good choices in their life. On the sixth day, she writes her will and leaves all of her belongings to her husband and sons, and on the last day, she is executed with the lethal injection, and her body was laid to rest.

What the Press would say:

From acclaimed director Jim Sheridan comes a film about believing in yourself and paying the price for your actions. “The Final Days” tells of how a mother kills a woman and is sentenced to death for her crime. While in prison she befriends a fellow inmate who is also on death row and was put to death on her fourth day. Then three days later, she is put to death and was laid to rest in the end. Naomi Watts gives a very powerful performance as Jenna and she brings emotion to her character that we feel her pain and suffering, and that is very Oscar worthy. Emma Thompson delivers yet another great performance, very worthy of an Oscar, and so does Hugh Grant. Overall, this is a masterpiece and will become an unforgettable film.

For Your Consideration

Best Picture
Best Director – Jim Sheridan
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Naomi Watts
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Hugh Grant
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Emma Thompson
Best Original Screenplay – Terry George
Best Film Editing

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