She Fought Alone

I'm surprised I'd never seen this Lifetime movie, especially because I loved Tiffani Amber Thiessen and Brian Austin Green in Beverly Hills 90210. Senior Caitlin (Thiessen) is raped by a member of the Crew but no one believes her, not even her mom, at first, who fears she is following in her footsteps of being sexually active at 17. And being new to the town doesn't help because if Caitlin doesn't conform to the expectations of "The Crew" or comply with the High School Principal, who smoothly dismisses the students' nearly-fatal actions with "They're kids" and "Boys will be boys", she will be deemed an outsider. This is exactly what happens to her when she doesn't play by the rules. The clique, led by Ethan (Green) and Jace, her rapist, comes after her in terrible ways, not just ruining her reputation, but physically endangering her.

What a dark "Crew" the film portrays; this high school clique is a sadistic bunch that wields too much power, with the strong support of a misdirected Principal, who excuses their behavior, even when Caitlin 's mom comes to her about Caitlin being raped.

Music composer Dan Wool gives the scenes a surreal effect with his Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks-esque emotionally-peaking musical pulse. The movie draws you in and holds you throughout. Thiessen plays a very forgiving victim through all of this and it is surprising how strong she really is, even when nearly everyone has turned against her.

I highly recommend this one.

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