Still Small Voices

I loved this movie. I am trying to buy it, but it may be too early. I wanted others to see it. Dramas like this are not in the theater. The last movie I saw that was this good of a drama was "Something the Lord Made", but that was a different topic. This story is suspenseful, and once you get to the end you will want to see it again. Add to it, the elemnets of truth of stories that really happen...that makes this so real. C. Bell was amazing. I didn't realize she did "The Triangile". So, I will really look for her now. Loved this story and don't want to give away anything. The shocking part is that this could be a true story. The pieces all fit together after you see it.

Lifetime movies have a certain reputation, and when I saw it in the name of the movie, currently available on Hulu, I was going to pass it up. But the title was atypical and intriguing, so I looked it up on IMDb and saw a good review (although I thought it was rated 5 at the time, and now it's apparently at 7; mystery). I decided to give it a try, and was very pleasantly surprised.

The acting was, for the most part, fantastic. The camera-work was competent, and the story intricate. The dialog is well-written and when I thought I figured it out, there was another twist. It was very well worth the time.

I am not normally a TV movie fan but this one kept me riveted from the start and left me an emotional puddle at the end! I saw the trailers and was expecting one thing but the story turned out to be something entirely different. There was nothing predictable or formulaic about it, that's for sure! The only minor criticism I have is with some of the secondary character actors...slightly overacted at times, but the story line/writing more than made up for the minor distraction. Was this an original screenplay or adapted from a book? I have a feeling the book would be even better because there seemed to be a lot of symbolism and detail that could have been missed if you weren't paying close attention in the movie (and could have been more significant/dramatic in book form). Loved the movie...I'd buy the book!

In New York, the operator Michael Summer (Catherine Bell) returns to her work in the 911 Dispatch after the stillbirth of her daughter Emma in the delivery. Michael is still traumatized, having nightmares with a little girl abducting her daughter in the delivery room. When Michael reports a call from a six year-old girl in a house in fire, the address is not found by the rescue team and there is no record of the call in the computer, and her boss asks her to take a vacation to seek psychiatric help. While at home, she receives another call from the girl and the disturbed Michael becomes obsessed to find the girl. She drives to Pennsylvania where she finds Bud Atherton (Damir Andrei), the owner of a newspaper in the little town Starlight, who helps her to follow her leads. Meanwhile, her husband Ash Summer (Mark Humphrey) seeks her out since Dr. Elaine Trussle (Mimi Kuzyk) has just discovered that Michael has an aneurism and needs to be urgently operated. Ash waits for new from Michael in the house of her mother Ann Hartley (Deborah Grover), who had also dedicated her life to help people, while his wife unravels a hidden secret.

"Still Small Voices" is a surprisingly great television movie, with a solid screenplay with an unpredictable twist in the end. The plot and the characters are very well developed, supported by an excellent direction and a good performance of Catherine Bell. I love movies that surprise me with unexpected conclusions, and this is one of the best Canadian movies I have ever seen. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Vozes do Passado" ("Voices from the Past")

Excellent! Totally unexpected, this movie has it all. This is my first comment on a movie, but I enjoyed it so much, it deserved all the credit it can get. I am not often moved by movies, but all of us watching tonight could not hold back the tears at the end of this movie. Believable characters, excellent acting and a great story with a very different twist. Don't leave the room as you must follow carefully or you will miss the plot. It is not hard to stay put, as the pace is fast and filled with riveting action. The story was planned, told and wrapped up neatly into a great ending. Thoroughly entertaining and congratulations to everyone involved with this little movie.