I thought this was a realistic portrayal of this type of incident. The acting, writing and outcome were all kept low-key and believable.
I reckon they could have ramped up the drama a little for entertainment value but it kept me engaged throughout.
There could also have been much more character development to understand everybody's motives and maybe keep us guessing a little longer about who did what wrong. Why was the mother-in-law so vindictive, for example? Why was one of the employees so resentful and retaliatory and yet, there was no real consequence to her?
Perhaps they should have pushed the legal drama side much more? Really focused on the courtroom drama. I'd be interested to understand why the judge and lawyers seemed to be still accusing the defendant of caring more about money, when her own resentful employee insisted that she regularly worked for free. Bit odd.
Anyway: I love a realistic film that gives you something to think about and debate.
7/10.
