Right Honourable Movie Critics

Deadly, a low-budget movie based on the Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka case (starring That 70's Show's Laura Prepon in the Homolka role) is set for release soon, giving Canadian politicans an irresistable opportunity to show their righteous indignation. Mike Brock, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Toronto, asks whether this is really the business of our elected officials.

Of course, this is not exclusively a Canadian phenomenon. It seems like American politicians are frothing at the mouth over a different TV show/movie/CD/video game every week, and the same thing happens in every other country where there are politicians looking for the chance to score cheap political points at the expense of sleazy Hollywood types. That is, every country on earth. (Except for North Korea, where a sleazy Hollywood type is running the country.)

Personally, I had no idea anyone was making a film about the Bernardo case until Dalton McGuinty told me - and as sure as the day follows the night, what would otherwise be a forgettable slice of direct-to-DVD dreck (produced by "True Crime Ivestments, LLC") will become essential viewing when politicians get angry about it.

Posted by damian at March 28, 2005 08:19 PM