Britney (Devery Jacobs) is pretty. Kayla is played by Joey King with an inhaler. Kayla confesses to pushing Brittney off a bridge. Her parents who are separated come together and don't know if they should cover things up or come clean. That is pretty mush the whole story which also includes cops and Britney's father. Boring until the Hitchcock ending which they should have stretched.

I could have been done better. The slow moving film done to a cold wintry background was not great cinema, but more like bad art.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Between Earth and Sky - not sure if that is a better title than the one I saw it under. And if it is another example of German distribution companies changing titles to describe the movie you're about to watch. Still even with that in mind, the movie worked its charms. And depending on how much you are willing to dive into this and suspend your disbelief, it can take you on quite the ride.

The love of ones own child (or children) is something that cannot be measured. Of course that is not a one way street. But that love is shown in different versions. And the actors add the extra element needed to really put this over the top ... harrowing, devastating and completely understandable ... well to a degree. You may have issues with the twist itself, but the characters are true to what they believe and what they think is right or righteous

Jay (Peter Sarsgaard) drives his daughter Kayla (Joey King) to ballet camp, stopping to give Kayla's BFF Britney (Devery Jacobs) a lift as well. On the way, Britney asks Jay to stop the car so that she can pee in the woods, and Kayla follows. A scream from the woods has Jay running to see what has happened; he finds Kayla alone on a bridge, the girl in shock. She tells Jay that she argued with Britney and pushed her, her friend falling off the bridge into the river below. Realising that the fall would have killed Britney, Jay drives Kayla back home, and proceeds to spin a web of deceit with the help of his ex-wife Rebecca (Mireille Enos) in order to protect their child from the law, and from Britney's inquisitive father Sam (Cas Anvar).

A Blumhouse TV production for Amazon, The Lie is an incredibly dumb thriller, but still compelling viewing, it's premise leaving the viewer wondering what the hell they would do in the same situation, and how things will pan out for the parents in the movie. Questionable choices are made by the main characters throughout, which result in some really unlikely but still uncomfortable scenes (rarely has a knock on the door or ring of the doorbell been so suspenseful). Director Veena Sud handles the action confidently and cranks up the tension to the final act, where she introduces a twist that doesn't really hold up, but which is dark enough for me to forgive its preposterousness.

5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.

*Not really.