I understand this movie was loosely based on true story. I agree with others, that it was a basement and there was a big window. You'd think they'd try to escape through it. If the kids were allowed outside off & on, they could've ran for help. That's not the way it played out. Then there was the girl in the motel room who had supposedly seen the cops badge. Why couldn't she have said something to him? It definitely doesn't make any sense at all.

A lot of stuff happened way too early in the movie. As I mentioned before about the cop in the motel room. He doesn't do anything with her, but she should have said something. If the cop had an idea of who it was and what was happening, what took him so long to do anything about it? Why didn't he do anything before they got away, period. Okay, so at the end she was in a closet. But for the majority of the movie , it was a basement. So the title is a bit misleading. Also, from what I read about the story it is loosely based on, the real life girl was about 25 pounds and living in her own urine & feces in a closet. And I believe it was her mother & maybe stepfather that held her there, not another relative.

Movie is based on the true story of Linda Weston of Philadelphia who is serving a life sentence. She, along with her daughter, spouse, and 'preacher,' held 4 mentally developmental delayed adults (1 woman, 3 men) and 10 year old niece captive. She targeted that particular demographic due to collecting their social security checks and she knew that they wouldn't have the mental capacity to try to outwit the kidnappers and run. Watching the movie, I believe the cast gave voice to the victims who otherwise couldn't communicate it fully themselves. My heart hurts for the victims and am glad justice has been served.