Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story

An unbelievable story of what a victim and her family were put through, not only by the monster who committed the crime, but by the town's people passing judgment on the victim and trying to find sympathy for the criminal.

No behavior from the victim, even if she would have been a prostitute could give any justification for such viciousness and brutality.

Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story tells the harrowing tale of a young woman's fight for survival after a brutal attack leaves her paralyzed and abandoned in the woods for 30 hours. While the true story is undeniably compelling, the execution leans heavily on Lifetime Movie Network tropes, with predictable pacing, clichéd dialogue, and overly dramatic moments. The film struggles to elevate itself beyond the "based on true events" genre, feeling more like a grim Hallmark movie than a gripping drama. Despite its flaws, the film serves as a testament to resilience, though its lack of nuance and polish leaves much to be desired. Overall, a decent snowed in movie.

It took me a while to look past the same piano riff, which kept repeating throughout the movie at times that it didn't warrant. Acting was fine and the production was meaningful, but music production very elementary and unnecessary. The ending of movie had resolution and justice, but was not very impactful.

Even if this weren't a Lifetime movie, I would have given it a seven. The story is sad and compelling and unfolds as we go back in time through the eyes of the victim. Lifetime movie do not have the highest production values or acting but If you are moved by the actual storyline and reasonable production values, you may enjoy this as much as I did. Very touching.

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I do not include a synopsis of the film/show -- you can get that anywhere and that does not constitute a meaningful review -- but rather my thoughts and feelings on the film that hopefully will be informative to you in deciding whether to invest 90-180 minutes of your life on it.

My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.

I already knew the story and It's so sad for Ashley and her family. It's a tragedy what happens to her and no one should live what she experienced.

I wach this film to know more but it was really disappointing; 1 27 mn where they talk about almost nothing. They just show how Ashley start to walk, eat and talk again. Nothing about the murderer or their relationship, or how they find out how did this to her.

It's just a waist of time watching this film.