Early Release

TV Movie
2017
9
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

4.9/10

442

YOUR RATING

Kelli Williams and Sarain Boylan in Early Release (2017)

Starring: Kelli Williams, Sarain Boylan, Justin Mader, Niamh Wilson, Julien Irwin Dupuy, Leni Parker, Conrad Coastes

Directed by John L'Ecuyer. Written by Thom Richardson.

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Taylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma ... Read allTaylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma of her past misdeeds, works to regain the support of her daughter Bianca and husband Jeff,... Read allTaylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma of her past misdeeds, works to regain the support of her daughter Bianca and husband Jeff, and once again becomes a contributing member of society. But just when her life is gettin... Read all

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

442

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Called "Early Release" instead of "Mommy's Prison Secret" on Amazon Prime.

Goofs
All modern cars such as the one with the daughter in the trunk have large yellow handles that will open the trunk from the inside to avoid accidental entrapment. Accordingly, the daughter could not have been trapped inside the trunk as shown.

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Featured review

7/10

Cheesy and uneven, but

Cheesy and uneven, but 'Mommy's Prison Secret' manages to sufficiently entertain.

It's another one of those American television network films that is held back by the usual age rating etc. stuff. This type of story told with a much darker and menacing tone would've been potentially excellent, instead we get a very watered down version of events.

The casting is good, it's nothing spectacular but Kelli Williams (Taylor), Sarain Boylan (Meghan), Niamh Wilson (Bianca) and Justin Mader (Jeff) all work together pretty well - Boylan probably gives the standout performance.

Happy to say I enjoyed this, the ending is fairly poor but even then it has one or two things in it that I liked. 3*.