- Network: Lifetime
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 28, 2014
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Dramatically gripping and well cast, the film offers a glimpse inside the compound that has made headlines.
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There’s still enough of the scandal inherent to the story to keep the film from squandering its Lifetime potential. But in the hands of director Gabriel Range (Death Of A President) and the film’s team of writers (basing their work on When Gods Become Men by true-crime writer Stephen Singular), it becomes more of a character study, ambling along without any true momentum to the story.
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The movie is hamstrung in part by its focus on Jeffs, while detouring to delve into the fear and pain of the young girls forced to submit to his demands.
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Jeff's shocking exploits could have easily filled a long-form miniseries, yet the choppy 90 minutes afforded to this story weaken the overall impact.