This is an exceptional film. Reese Witherspoon as producer, has shown once again good taste in choice of story. All of the actors show that they are up to the task of telling this remarkable tale. Did she or didn’t she? I’ll leave that up to you to decide. The girl’s talent and survivability when left alone to fend for herself is almost unbelievable. And the North Carolina swamplands provide a mysterious backdrop.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and David Strathairn (reminiscent of Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird) deserve special mention.