This caught my eye today...
Quote:The movie “The Stranger” is not supported by the Morcombe family. Individuals who make money on a heinous crime are parasites. They are callously disrespectful to Daniel, the DMF and the Morcombe family. We find the making of the movie morally corrupt and cruel. Shame on you.
—Denise Morcombe OAM, 13 July 2022.I really think that this sort of talk is an overreaction—particularly after nearly
20 years have elapsed. Apparently the film not once mentions Daniel's name,
the Morecombe family name, nor the killer's name Brett Cowan.
It's basically a fictional account of the police work carried out in the investigation.
There've been numerous films in the past depicting murders and abductions, so
what makes this one any different? The classic example of course was "Evil Angels"
portraying the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and her presumption of death.
That film actually depicted and named the Chamberlain family members, and used
actors very specifically made up to look exactly like Lindy and Michael.
Time for Bruce and Denise to move on, stop mourning, and get over the tragedy.