The Real-life Story Of A Brave Young Woman Standing Up For Justice

Having followed writer/director Michelle Danner across several different genres from thriller to drama to horror, I was especially excited to see how Danner would tackle an intimate historical drama with a meaningful message. The investigative lens is placed on the true story of a groundbreaking case on Miranda rights. We all know the basics, and that the reading of rights makes evidence admissible in a courtroom, but what of the victims on the opposite side? Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, Little Miss Sunshine) headlines as Trish, the titular lead of Miranda’s Victim. Danner fills her film with exciting big names like Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland, and Ryan Phillippe, always supporting Breslin’s captivating performance. Nightmarish hauntings of trauma that plague Trish are portrayed with the proper amount of nastiness. The courtroom drama in particular works well—Miranda’s Victim drives home poignant messaging by portraying its eventual karmic retribution with a delicate touch. This is a powerful story that will no doubt speak to a lot of people, and I think Danner has done the material the justice it so rightly deserves.