File:Is I Care a Lot a True Story? Writer-Director J Blakeson Explains

J Blakeson made quite the impression when his feature directorial debut, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, screened at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Not only is it an impressive first feature, but that also happened to be one of my very first film festivals, so the creators I met there became ones I absolutely had to continue following. In 2016, Blakeson was scooped up to helm a highly anticipated young adult book adaptation for Sony, The 5th Wave starring Chloe Grace Moretz. While that one didn’t exactly pan out as hoped, it was an invaluable experience for Blakeson, especially when it came to highlighting the importance of directing a film and writing the script as well. And now guess what? He’s doing just that with his newest feature, I Care a Lot, an absolute must-see now streaming on Netflix.

Rosamund Pike leads the movie as Marla Grayson, a woman who appears to be a total saint. She’s got a thriving business, a way with words and appears to care a lot for others by working as a court-appointed guardian for elderly individuals in need. But the thing is, behind the scenes, Marla’s actually busy abusing the system by targeting wards that don’t really need her, throwing them in care facilities and then assuming control of their assets.

It’s a shocking scenario that no doubt will leave you wondering if this is something that really happens, so that’s the first question I had to pose to Blakeson. Check out this interview to hear what he said!


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