Credited cast: | |||
Chyler Leigh | ... | Queenie | |
Matt Czuchry | ... | Jordan | |
Alexia Fast | ... | Five | |
Jeff Hephner | ... | Hiram | |
Lara Jean Chorostecki | ... | Ann Eliza | |
Patricia Wettig | ... | BeckyLyn | |
Patrick Garrow | ... | The Prophet | |
Sarain Boylan | ... | Desert Missy | |
John Bourgeois | ... | Brigham Young | |
David Lawrence Brown | ... | Mr. Heber (as Dave Brown) | |
Peter Strand Rumpel | ... | Chauncey | |
Justin Michael Carriere | ... | Gilbert Webb (as Justin Michael Carrier) | |
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Karl Pruner | ... | Sawyer Scott |
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Brian Jensen | ... | Cop |
Malia Ashley Kerr | ... | Angela Alton (as Malia Kerr) |
Fundamentalist sect member BeckyLyn is accused of killing her husband. Queenie, another wife in the polygamist sect, doesn't believe BeckyLyn is capable of such violence and desperate to prove her innocence reaches out to her excommunicated son Jordan for help in freeing his mother. Written by phoggy
BeckyLyn (Patricia Wettig) is arrested for killing her husband Sawyer Scott. She's his 19th wife in a Mormon sect. Queenie (Chyler Leigh) doesn't believe the charge and asks BeckyLyn's son Jordan Scott (Matt Czuchry) to return to Mesadale. He was exiled as a boy for touching Queenie's arm. The Prophet pushes her sheriff husband Hiram to get a confession to avoid a lengthy trial. The defense lawyer pushes her to accept a deal but she claims to be innocent. Jordan encounters Sarah 'Five' (Alexia Fast) daughter of the 23rd wife on the outside who is trying to get her mother out. Meanwhile, Queenie is secretly reading a book about Brigham Young's 19th wife.
I like the portrayal of the polygamist world. The murder mystery needs to be heightened. The style skews too much to a Lifetime TV movie. It needs to be done in an intense dramatic way. The acting is solid. The flashbacks to Brigham Young are unnecessary unless this is an advocacy piece. That's what this feels like to some extend. It would be more compelling if this is adapted to be a more exciting thriller.