Opportunities to watch movies just because they're on TV are scarce these days but every now and then it'll be well worth the time. This was it for me this time.

The message is very clear and has been explored often these last 10 years or so, but this movie caught my attention for not pulling any punches. [spoiler]The victim struggles to even admit she's been abused. The father struggles not only to come to terms with the fact he couldn't protect her and with thoughts of vengeance but also to understand her, what she's going through. It's hard to not make it about him and to realize he's only thinking of himself and how he feels about it, not what she needs from him. And I felt I was with him all the way through, which makes the blow land that much harder. The only thing preventing this movie to reach higher was the lack of development for the mom. She gets a few scenes but that's that, so I don't feel like I understand her character that well by the end. And then, of course, the ending. Brutally realistic.[/spoiler]