SummarySocial worker Janet Leach (Emily Watson) is appointed as the person to look out for the rights of serial killer Fred West (Dominic West), who was deemed to be mentally handicapped.
SummarySocial worker Janet Leach (Emily Watson) is appointed as the person to look out for the rights of serial killer Fred West (Dominic West), who was deemed to be mentally handicapped.
Well made and never boring--the director is Julian Jarrold ("Becoming Jane")--Appropriate Adult is a first-class example of what British filmmakers do well when they are not trying to look like American filmmakers.
Appropriate Adult will hardly be everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), but it's such a formidable showcase for its leads as to merit the opportunity to reach a discriminating audience.
Ultimately it's a fairly standard TV movie, if an overly long one, ending on a note of sentimental affirmation and, luckily, offering one outstanding central performance.