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My Child Has My Doctor's Face (2024)
It was not a terrible movie! But I didn't like it either
Interesting concept. But could've been done better. Basically Dr. Preston Bellamy owns a fertility clinic. But it's soon revealed that he doesn't use the child's father's DNA but instead HIS own DNA, resulting in all his patient's children looking exactly like him. Yet not a single one of his patients batted an eye about it when they saw their kids didn't look like them nor their father.
Dylan should have already suspected years ago that Henry was not his, when he and Jessica saw blond hair when both he and his wife were brunette.
As the other reviewers said, the husband character was absolutely not needed! All he did in the movie was whine and accuse his wife of infidelity with Dr. Bellamy. After seeing the paternity test results. Jessica could have easily been a single mom who's husband passed before the movie's events. No shade towards the actor though.
And why was Jessica being so secretive towards her husband? She could have just came forward with her suspicions about Dr. Bellamy, Sarah, and the fact that all the other patients kids resembled their fertility doctor.
Dr. Bellamy gave off evil mad scientist vibes, especially with his appearance. But ultimately came off as awkward at times.
I was sad when Sarah died though. I was hoping that she'd stick through to the end. I really grew to like her.
One of my pet peeves in LTM's and in movies in general, is when the couple has a child, whose obviously old enough to speak, but doesn't even so much as say "hello". This could easily come down to the fact that Henry was shy, and didn't like talking to people, but he didn't even talk around his parents most of the time. But what do I know? I don't even have any kids of my own, so how am I supposed to know how they act?
And can we stop using names like Sarah, and Jessica, PLEASE? They are plenty of names out there that are much more appealing. I'm just surprised that none of the characters last names were Miller, Jones, and Johnson.
The ending was the typical Lifetime type climatic ending. No twists or turns or anything shocking and surprising.
Overall, I'm rating My Child Has My Doctor's Face a 7.3/10. As I said in the title it was not horrible but I didn't really like it that much either.
Dancer in Danger (2022)
Was way too easy to figure out the villain plus several plot holes
Had it figured out about 30 minutes in that it was Lena's dad/the chemistry teacher who kidnapped Regan. All I had left to know from there was his motive, which was revealed at the end. These movies aren't too hard to figure out. They constantly tried to paint Samantha as being the culprit, but I wasn't convinced. Mona on the other hand was a bit of a surprise though.
Aside from that, there were also a handful of plot holes, continuity errors, and characters making dumb decisions that not even a 4 year old would make.
1. Regan's kidnapping could have been prevented if Beth, Regan's mother had gone to the repair shop with her instead of letting her go alone. Especially knowing that that attacker was still on the loose.
2. Also what could have prevented Regan from being kidnapped was if Beth checked the store's CLOSING times so they could go the next morning when it opened. I literally do this with every restaurant and store that I plan to go to. Stupid!
3. In what universe does a phone break that badly to the point where it no longer functions properly, after falling like 3 feet to the ground? I have dropped my phone various times from that height. In fact it's happened 3 times this week, and it still working like it's supposed to. People drop their devices every day, but in the case of Regan, hers no longer works??
4. Why did Regan not charge her phone right after coming home from school so she could post the video? And how did Mr. Peters/Kyle know about this and decided to shut off the power at her house?? So many unanswered questions
5. How did Mona and Kyle know that Regan would drop her purse to allow Mona to steal her car keys so Kyle could give Regan a ride and ultimately kidnap her? It seems like a lot of things had to go right for their plan to work perfectly.
6. No WAY would a school be that empty and closed at 6pm. Are after-school clubs and activities not a thing? At least have there be 2 or 3 janitors. It would make more sense if this was around 9pm. Also during the attack, if you pause at the right time, you can see Kyle's face, CLEAR as day.
7. When Jim and Lena were watching Megan's dance video on the tablet, it shows the phone and ring light, but wasn't Regan recording the dance from her own phone? It soon switches to the correct point of view and then back to the incorrect one.
8. The handwriting on the note that Beth found on her car was just comical. The lowercase 'h' looked more like a capital 'L' so it looked like it said "SLe's Dead". I burst out laughing during that part.
This is my fourth time watching this movie. I wouldn't say it was bad, but the plot holes and characters' decisions definitely made it hard to watch. And before I watched this and heard 'dance competition', I wasn't expecting it to be TikTok dances. I will rate the acting a 6/10 and the overall movie 7/10.
Lonely Crime Fanatic (2024)
Didn't enjoy this one as much as I hoped I would
I can't even lie at this point, this was an extremely boring watch. Definitely not worth the wait. The climax was the only part that was good. And the actors playing the protagonist Ashley and psycho David were flat and showed almost no emotion throughout, from beginning to end.
The psycho also had a very monotonous voice as well, and I wasn't convinced all the way that he was evil. I won't say much about the ex and the friend since they weren't in the film as much as I would've hoped.
The cliché of the protagonist having a crazy ex in the middle of a messy divorce battle is getting old. Seen this various times before and they've all played out the same way. Surprised that the psycho here didn't kill him sooner.
On the bright side it's nice to see a whole new batch of fresh faces I've never seen before, as opposed to the same 5 or 6 actors that I always see in 9 out of 10 Lifetime flicks. (Matthew Pohlkamp, Laurie Fortier, Jessica Morris, Brianna Cohen to name a few.)
Also, Johnson Production Group (JPG) really seems to be going for the title of " Most Production company to produce Lifetime films than any other production company". This is like their 30th Lifetime film since early 2022 lol.
A Widow Seduced (2024)
Was very similar to a Lifetime movie I watched in 2021
Wow to say that this movie was wild, would be putting it mildly, I kind of regret not paying much attention to it. Nowadays I don't really have much hope for LTMs, and know not to hold them to a standard that's too high and unrealistic for them to reach.
With that being said, this film was like a roller coaster of events. But I must admit I saw the twist at the end coming a mile away. I had a weird feeling about Sasha from the start. Especially since she was the one who convinced Kelli to start dating again after her husband's death. So I knew she was in on Dan's plan. What I didn't see coming though was the ending (I won't spoil it here because it's definitely something that needs to be seen for yourself).
Now to get to what I was talking about in the title, this was very similar to the 2021 Lifetime movie, "Fatal Fiancé". Where this woman named Lea was engaged to her fiancé Mark, the man of her dreams as she said. But then the fiancé's ex-girlfriend starts showing up in places and warns Lea not to marry him, and even kidnaps her at one point. But Leah didn't realize that Faith was telling the truth until it was almost too late. This movie was very similar to that. Though I thought that Kelli came off as naive and easily manipulated compared to Leah who began to have doubts about Mark
towards the movie's climax.
There were a couple of differences between the two movies though:
* There were multiple women that Dan had manipulated, while Faith was Mark/Brian's only girlfriend before Leah.
* Dan had an accomplice (Sasha), whilst Brian worked alone.
* This movie did not have crazy and over-the-top editing like FF did.
* This movie was filmed in Canada while FF was filmed in Los Angeles, California (probably not a big difference but one that I felt the need to point out)
* Dan's plan was to scam Kelli of her life savings, while Brian just wanted to control and abuse Leah just like he did Faith.
* And as aforementioned, Leah started to have a bad feeling abt Mark/Brian towards the end, while Kelli believed that Dan was innocent and Mona was the one who was dangerous until she revealed the whole truth to Kelli after kidnapping her. (Talk about ignoring the red flags!)
Other than those six differences the similarities are pretty uncanny. Natalie Brown was excellent in this. I loved her in "Remember Me, Mommy?" And "Smart House Killer". Erin Agostino, who played Sasha was great too! The acting by the brother, Dan, and Mona were a solid 6/10.
Overall I rate the movie a 7.9/10 and the acting a solid 7 stars. This was definitely better than Saturday night's movie that's for sure.
The Venice Murders (2023)
Scenery and music were the best parts
After watching this film for the second time, and reading the second review here. I have come to the conclusion that this was a film of mediocre quality despite being set in the breathtaking setting that is Venice.
Acting was not great, the lead actress's attempt at an American accent was farcical (there were times where you could hear her real accent slipping out), and the bad guys didn't really have enough screen time for me to grasp their backstory and motives for kidnapping Eivee.
Basically it was just another held for ransom storyline, except this time it's taking place in a foreign country, which was really the only thing that made it different from all the other movies.
On the other hand, I did like the growing bond that Celia had with her aunt. It was one of the things that I enjoyed about this movie. And aunt Rosa was quite likeable too not gonna lie.
The ending was what disappointed me most. Celia knocks out Dante/Renzo with a wooden beam, the police arrive and then it's all over. The police rarely ever got involved in the investigation!
And not much was said about the missing girl. She was only ever mentioned at least once or twice. And the oh so misleading title "The Venice Murders", implies that there were multiple murders happening. That's not what happened. I'm pretty sure the only people Dante killed in the movie was the missing girl and his brother Mateo. The title should've been Kidnapping in Venice since that's the true description of what transpired in the film. And not intentionally misleading like The Venice Murders. I swear Lifetime is notorious for this kind of shtick. They seriously need to stop doing this.
I did a little research and found out that this movie was produced and directed by the same people who did the Paris movie back in August. If I had to choose to watch this or Her Deadly Night in Paris, I would choose the latter in a heartbeat.
Handyman from Hell (2023)
Could've been worse
I don't know how they were able to pass this movie off as a thriller. It was more a comedic film than anything. Kind of like 2015's A Deadly Adoption with Will Ferrell and Kristen Wig, which was way better in my opinion.
As soon as Jodie Sweetin's character was killed off at the beginning I started to lose interest. From what I saw in the trailer I really hoped that she would be a supporting character or something like that. It's not everyday that you see an actor/actress as well known as her in a Lifetime films that's not Christmas themed or Ripped From the Headlines.
The story dragged for far too long (I think there was even a part of the movie in between advertisement breaks where it was just the lead and the bad guy talking to each other), and there were more holes than on a block of Swiss cheese. For example how did Maggie not notice the framed photo missing from her room? After all, it was her house. Kind of implausible that a missing picture frame would go unnoticed for that long. Come on Lifetime! Ending was super disappointing too, (What's with Lifetime and incredibly weak endings?).
Even with those issues, the movie actually wasn't that bad. I did like the comic relief, and the few jokes here and there. My favorite part was definitely the zoom meeting interviews. I think that was when the viewers realized that it was aiming to be more of a comedy and less a thriller/drama.
Ties that Kill (2022)
Horrible, No other words to describe it!
Oh where do I start? The acting was abysmal (as usual), the storyline has been done to death, and the reveal towards the climax was so obvious and unsurprising. I knew from the start that it was the dad who kidnapped the girl to keep his trafficking business a secret. The movie tried to point the finger at Caleb and his mother, but their motives weren't strong enough.
The stepmom's acting was the worst out of all of them. When she accidentally spilled the glue on the floor, her crying was not even the tiniest bit convincing. I think the entire cast of this stinker could use some extra acting lessons cause' COME ON! It was like a school theater production where they read the script from a small piece of paper or writing on their hand. On the other hand, this feels like an insult to high school theaters, because they could pull it off way better than this talentless excuse of a movie.
Just another rehashed trope with daughter-having-big-argument-with-mother-and-ends-up-running-away-and-eventually-goes-missing. The other movies that I've seen follow this same exact storyline were so much better and far more enjoyable. This one had nothing going for it.
Also, can we talk about the title for a moment? "Dying For a Family"? It makes absolutely no sense at all. When hearing a title like that you would think that the movie would be about somebody obsessed with having the perfect family! That's not what happened in the movie at all! Whoever came up with the new title did NOT watch this entire thing from beginning to end and it showed.
P. S. This movie actually came out last year, but this is my first time watching it as I did not get the chance to see it back when it first premiered. It aired on LMN yesterday so that's why I'm writing a review for it now!
Overall I'm rating this 2 stars out of ten!
Secrets at the Museum (2023)
Such a bad and boring movie
I tried my very best to pay attention to this movie, but it really wasn't that interesting. About 30 minutes in I just tuned out and used the movie as background noise while I scrolled through my social media.
And the story wasn't strong enough to really grab my attention. Why even bother making forgery paintings for revenge? And why did Derrick even target Natalie, and her father? As if his dad's car accident was their fault somehow? Also we never found out the identity of the driver who accidentally ran Derrick's dad over.
The audience was led to believe that the forger was Alex, even though he had no real motive other than the fact that Natalie changed her last name to hide who she really was. Was he really that upset over that?
In actuality it was Derrick the whole time. But I suspected him from the very beginning especially since the 'Shocktober' promo literally highlighted his reveal (All the more reason why I believe that Lifetime doesn't respect their viewers anymore). Even without those small spoilers, I would've still known it was him. So tired of films like this where they try too hard to hide the bad guy's identity but it's so painfully obvious who it is.
And can we talk about the lead's acting for a moment? It was horrendous. She showed no emotion during her father's funeral. And her facial expression while she was watching the security footage of her dad literally DYING, was unbelievable, and laughable! It looked like she was half asleep.
After that she kept on screaming and yelling non stop until she knocked Derrick out with the baseball bat. It was so ridiculous! And I don't know where all these positive reviews came from. But they're obviously the cast and crew members and/or people related to the lead. Because they're really praising her acting skills. Either they were paid by the lead to write positive reviews for her movie, or they genuinely liked the movie and wouldn't know what actual great acting was if it hit them in the face. I'd say it's the former.
The only decent thing about the entire movie, was the brief appearance of Dominique Swain. Hopefully she'll be in another Lifetime film where she's playing a bigger role.
After watching this mess of a movie, I would definitely advise you to skip this. They are far better ways to waste your time. This movie could've gone in so many different directions that would have bettered the plot, but no. Yet another Lifetime film with an original idea wasted on a poor execution. Sigh*
Secrets Beneath the Floorboards (2023)
Didn't keep me entertained, not even for one second
Was all over the place with much to unpack and decipher, Commercial breaks felt long than the actual parts of the movie between them as usual with most LTM's, dragged on and on for far too long, and the small snippets of the movie shown during the "Shocktober" promo spoiled Brad's reveal so I knew it was him right away.
At the end when Brad kept swearing on his life that he didn't kill Al, I was expecting some kind of twist. That there was a second accomplice that was behind Al's murder. I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead, the scene changes to the next day when the police finally arrive and I'm just sitting there completely dumbfounded and at a loss of words for how disappointing that ending was! By this point I just refuse to believe that these scripts aren't written by elementary and middle school students. Or people who never made it past the fifth grade.
This was just like that other Lifetime film "Chaos on the Farm" where there was little to no action until the last 30 minutes of the movie where the so called chaos actually began, leading up to an incredibly weak and anticlimactic ending.
I should've known to tune out of the film as soon as NFT's were bought up. Like who the heck thought that this was a good plot point to follow?
Felt bad for the cyclist though. He was just and innocent bystander who was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. Very unnecessary death. I also noticed that when the hooded attacker yelled at the cyclist, his voice didn't sound like Brad's. All the more reason why I believed he wasn't working alone and that there was going to be some kind of twist but no.
Also, it kind of annoyed me how all the murders he committed happened offscreen but they had no problem showing his own demise.
This is most likely Rib Hillis's third or fourth Lifetime movie this year. And I don't recall any of those roles not being villainous. Hopefully Hillis will at least star in one film this year where he's not the bad guy. If not already.
Compared to that psychiatrist movie with Jessica Morris last week and this movie. I'd definitely say that movie was much better. Not really worthy of a 9 star rating but nonetheless I enjoyed it even more than this.
Country Club Scandal (2023)
Oh dear....
Very weird movie, and not in a good way. Poor acting as per usual, disorganized and badly executed story, unconvincing characters, the sudden and abrupt commercial breaks, several plot holes, and the many editing and sound mixing issues that were beyond atrocious and were very noticeable. The editors probably noticed them but realized that they had a deadline and didn't have time to fix them, but still. I haven't seen a Lifetime movie with editing this bad since Fatal Fiancée (2021). But with that movie, they obviously made the editing bad on purpose in the hopes that it would add more drama. This however was a completely different story.
And with the amateurish script and obviously low budget, you'd think that this movie was written, produced, and dreamed up by sixth graders.
The Ava character was basically the dollar store version of Kim Kardashian, and her voice was very annoying (sounded like it was dubbed over lol). I also suspected her about 15 minutes in as the perpetrator behind the two attempted murders.
I've probably mentioned this in a previous review of mine, but one of my biggest pet peeves in Lifetime films is when they make it look like a character was killed when they actually survived. I was almost certain that Milo didn't survive the car accident as it appeared that he was staring blankly towards the ground, indicating that he passed. But then the police claimed that he was unconscious?? Be for real!
What was the point of Vanessa? The woman that kept on demanding money from Frank. She kind of just showed up in the middle of the film and disappeared soon afterwards. What was up with that?? Her character was pointless and added nothing to the story whatsoever. Same with the other "caddies".
Cinematography was poor at times and looked like it was filmed on a home camera. Like... what was up with the purple lighting near the end? It looked artificial and not natural at all. There's also this weird scene during the climax where Cassie attacks Frank as they're walking down the stairwell and then it cuts to her riding a golf cart with Frank and Ava pursuing her. Also how did nobody notice Lisa's body sooner??
Tracy should have gone to the police to file a missing persons report on her sister after 24 hours instead of going around calling people from the country club out and doubting everyone around her. And lastly, Lisa's account on the printer was passcode protected but the next time Cassie tried to open it up it went through with no problem?? Also since when does a printer being unplugged count as it being "out of order"?? Lmao.
And as with most LTM's, we never find out what happens to the bad guys! In this case Frank. Did he die from the gunshot wound after Ava shot him? It should always be the writers job to tie up loose ends like these. Infuriating.
I am coming to the conclusion that this movie was obviously rushed (There must have been some sort of deadline and everything was done at the last minute). The handful of plot holes, sound issues and continuity errors, made this film almost unwatchable. Definitely not something that I would watch again or would recommend.
Edit: I changed my rating from 5 stars to 2 as I was afraid that I was being too hard on the entire cast and crew. But they didn't even try with this one! I'd say this movie, "Danger Below Deck" a.k.a. "Sugar", and "Trapped in the Cabin" are in the running for "Worst Lifetime movies of 2023.
One Night Stand Murder (2023)
Tired of murder mystery movies
This movie was jaw droppingly boring. I don't understand why Lifetime keeps on making these half baked, absurd murder mystery films. They're extremely dull and drag on for so long. So tired of them. This one was especially bad, with plot holes and terrible acting as per usual.
I absolutely loathed the acting by the lead. It was bad, and her shocked expressions gave off cartoon character vibes. I sincerely hope they never cast her in anymore movies again. I knew from the start that it was the friend/lawyer Cindy. Suspected her about 20 minutes in. Serena's reveal came off as a bit of a surprise ngl.
Cindy and Serena's reasoning for their crimes was inane. Because Alyssa had apparently betrayed them? Betrayed them how? It was stupid that Serena's husband had to lose his life on Alyssa's behalf. Especially since Fletcher was a married man and didn't deserve to lose his life just for Alyssa to be framed for murder. And the fight scene that followed the two women's little motive speech was just comical.
Fletcher and Roger were the only characters I felt bad for. Also speaking of Roger, was Cindy planning to frame Alyssa for his murder too? Wondered how she would pull it off. The one good takeaway I can get from this movie is that Alisha Riccardi has the potential to play a good villain, however it was spoiled by the poor execution and overall lack of originality of this film.
Look Who's Stalking (2023)
Needed a better cast
Honestly this was a decent enough LTM. However it had its problems. It could've done better with an entirely different cast. The lead actress, Alissa Filoramo, who I have seen in other LTM's in the past, was not really fit for the role here. And there was barely any resemblance between her and her daughter. It's almost like the casting directors found whichever actors were available for the role, not caring if they looked similar to another character related to them or not. Not to mention that the actress that played the daughter appeared in a Dhar Mann video the day after this movie premiered. Really makes me wonder about the choice of actors here.
The acting by the fiancé and Mary were mediocre at best. And the villainous reveal with Mary didn't really surprise me. I kind of saw it coming, I suspected her about 25 minutes in. And let's not forget about the several plot holes this film had. Such as how Mary managed to drag her brother's dead body all the way from the coffin to her house without any help, and nobody acting alarmed when Mary yelled at Danielle when she tried to eat the tainted spaghetti.
The part that annoyed me most was when Hope's "stalker" showed up at her workplace while she was working on a patient who was obviously dealing with some surgery or serious health problem. She just wouldn't take her eyes off of him, and it cost her her job and medical license. Hoped it was worth it (no pun intended). But seriously, that part irritated THE heck out of me! Like be professional, your patient is dealing with a life or death situation ffs!
Lastly, it's 2023! Can we please be more original with character last names? No more Miller's, Johnson's, Joneses, Davises, and Wilson's. This is probably the tenth Lifetime movie this year alone, where one of the characters last names is Miller. It's getting old at this point and it shows a lack of originality on the writer's part.
Trapped in the Cabin (2023)
Stupid character making stupid decisions
I watched this movie with my sister last night and we were both shocked (but not really surprised) at how stupid the lead character was! She just kept on making the most dumbest decisions ever that constantly put herself in danger. Not even a 6 year old would be this idiotic, leaving her vegetables in the oven and then going on a walk in the middle of the woods. By that point I already knew what was going to happen next.
The only character I felt bad for was Nathan. The Rebecca character (who was basically an off-brand version of Meghan Markle) decided to hook up with some random stranger that she only knew for a few hours. Then someone looks through her laptop so she automatically assumes it's Nathan and stops trusting him.
I knew right from the start it was the editor, even before the scene where off-brand Meghan escapes from the hooded figure only to run into Nathan no more than three seconds later.
Then off-brand Meghan was so convinced that he was responsible for the stalking that she refused his help even though it was dangerous outside. And this ultimately led to Jason's reveal as the psycho, and Nathan's untimely death. Felt so bad for him, he really did seem like a nice guy and was innocent in this situation. He deserved way better than off-brand Meghan lol.
The rest of the movie is just off-brand Meghan making stupid decision after stupid decision and the editor constantly tossing her around like a rag doll so I won't spare you the details. Just another horrible Lifetime movie with bad acting, ridiculous plot, and annoying characters. Nothing new.
To Kill a Stepfather (2023)
Felt like I was watching a really long crime show
This whole movie felt like I was watching a really, really long episode of Law & Order: SVU, with the way it was executed. You can hardly even call it a thriller at all, more like a
murder mystery film. I'm not really a fan of murder mystery movies anyways, and this one only cemented that opinion.
With that being said, this was a really boring flick even for Lifetime's standards. There was no thrills, no scares, the lead actresses voice was extremely annoying as was her personality, acting was subpar, the suspect's motives were weak, and the big reveal with Matthew's mistress and murderer being Sadie was meh (I started to suspect her near the end).
Also can we talk about the choice of actors here? I almost thought that the Nicole and Kate characters were supposed to be sisters, Kate looks like she's only 10 years apart from her daughter and Nicole looks like she's in her mid thirties. Nicole and her sister Riley looked more like mother and daughter. That threw me off.
Lastly, not sure if it was somebody else that I saw, but I could've sworn that the actress that played Sadie was in a laundry detergent commercial. Lol.
But yeah, I think it's safe to say that this movie was horrible and is definitely going on my list of worst LT films of this year.
My Husband's Worst Mistake (2023)
I'll never get those two hours back
Actors were as stiff as cardboard, script/writing was completely unbelievable, and the characters were not convincing in the slightest, and the plot was weak and lacking of any action or suspense.
I'm not really a big fan of cheating/infidelity movies anyways, and this film only cemented that opinion.
I am not even in my twenties yet and can write a better script in less than a week. I am convinced that these screenwriters have the mentality of a 10 year old if stories like this is all they can come up with.
Activities like watching paint dry on a wall, waiting for your lawn to fully grow, or watching the DVD logo move across the tv screen would be ten times more exciting than this sad excuse of a movie.
I remember when Pierre David and Tom Berry movies used to be fun to watch, now they're a total yawnathon.
Also I agree with the other reviewer here. While this movie was bad, there are certainly worse films that LT has aired in the past.
Love at First Lie (2023)
Mismatched couple
The movie was ok, not great, but not bad either. My only complaint however is the complete and utter mismatch of the Kate and Walker characters. Kate looks like she's fresh out of college, whilst working a job as a realtor (is that even possible?) And Walker looks to be in his mid forties at best. Due to this huge age gap, they did not look right together. They almost looked like father and daughter, or uncle and niece. Very off putting. Not to mention the lack of chemistry between the two.
Not even the Eliza woman looked old enough to date Walker. She looked like she was only a couple years older than Kate. What's up with Lifetime's casting directors that they cast two actors that have no chemistry whatsoever and/or are too far apart in terms of age? Or does Kate have a thing for older men?? Lol.
Even though this was a decent watch, my favorite part was when the Eliza character came over to Kate's house and threatened her with a knife when she refused to back down on exposing Walker. That part was HILARIOUS! Like the way she talked to her in a menacing tone was just comical!
I gave it a 7 star rating because it was something to watch on a Sunday night when I didn't have anything better to do.
Sugar (2022)
This movie wins the title for worst ending ever!
This was an extremely convoluted and confusing movie that left me with so unanswered questions, it should not have to be the viewer's job to try to figure out the basic plot/premise of the movie, that is the job of the writers and producers. But they failed miserably at doing that here.
1) Who was the man near the beginning that showed up at that nightclub who was threatening Chloe? After that scene where he had her pinned to a wall on the streets he was never seen or mentioned again.
2) What was it exactly that Jules, Eric, and Carl were doing that was illegal? Did the cocaine that Chloe and Melanie find in their hotel room had something to do with it?
3) What was up with the sketchy people that Jules had met up with that just seemed to start a riot and shoot all over the place? They all started to speak in a foreign language just seconds before all the chaos erupted. I honestly don't know... there's really a lot to unpack in this movie.
4) Why did Jules yank Chloe away from the DJ at one of the parties on the yacht? Did he have a thing for her or something?
5) Near the end it was revealed that Carl was murdered, so that explained why he didn't appear in any other scenes after that one scene 30 minutes in. But his killer was never revealed.
6) Who was supposed to be the main villain of this movie? Was it the old man at the beginning that was talking with Jules at the snowy forest? Was he responsible for Carl's murder??? Was someone working for him?? With a title like "Danger Below Deck" you'd assume that there was some kind of bad guy in the story.
7) How did the police in Sydney know that Chloe & Melanie were smuggling cocaine from the cruise ship? And how did they know which hotel room to go to? It's most likely that the driver (The DJ from the party) had tipped them off because they looked suspicious.
Another complaint I have with this movie is that the music and background noise was so loud to the point where it completely drowned out the dialogue, which meant missing out on some important plot points and details. This has been an issue with so many other LTM's over the past few years, something that they need to work on. Maybe If they had just cranked down the music just a little bit, then I would've made more sense of the already convoluted story.
A lot the characters made stupid decisions, got on my nerves, and were just overall annoying. Chloe and Melanie should've known better than to just follow Jules to wherever he was going, they should've gotten the idea that whatever business he had to take care of, it was of some urgency, and not to be messed with.
The only good thing about the film was the scenery and aesthetics. The interior of the cruise ship was beautiful.
Nowadays when I see a lifetime film that claims to be "inspired by true events", it's a telltale sign that it's not going to be a very good movie.
Trapped in the Farmhouse (2023)
An enjoyable movie but with so much missing information, unanswered questions, and plot holes
Because of the original movie idea, this earns a 7 star rating from me. But referring to my review title, there were just too much missing information, unanswered questions, and plot holes that made the story difficult to follow and understand.
Was Kylie's mom and Jack dating or something? Because it definitely appeared that way in the recording that Jack watched on the TV screen while Emma was handcuffed to the table. But then when we finally saw Kylie, it showed a flashback of Kylie opening the front door to see Jack, and they talk as if they have never met before. I was so confused at that point.
So that left me with the conclusion that either Jack was Kylie's real dad, or that he was a stranger who forcefully broke into their house and held them hostage. It's almost as if the screenwriters forgot their original script and decided to take a different route for their story, which ultimately confused their audience.
What happened to the mom? Did Jack kill her offscreen or something? Who was the other man that appeared on the recording that Emma look so shocked to see? Did she know him?
How did Jack not hear Emma fumbling with the pen and handcuffs, along with all the other noises she made? Maybe Jack is deaf in one ear.
Other than all of those I thought this was an enjoyable film to watch on a Sunday night. The special effects were good and it did leave me on the edge of my seat, or should I say, living room couch. I wish we saw more of the sister and the abusive ex boyfriend. The sister only had one scene and the ex only appeared in flashbacks.
Road Trip Hostage (2023)
The lead actress's wooden acting
The other reviews here seem to mention the lead actress stiff acting, and I agree with them. I have seen rocking chairs that were less wooden, and showed more emotion then the lead in this movie. Also according to IMDb, this was her first movie ever, so that kind of makes sense. It's almost as if they found a random woman walking in the streets and asked her if she could be in their movie and she said yes because she really needed the money.
The only good actor in this was 'Rick'. He was very attractive and played the part well. Emma was attractive too, but she was horrible at acting. Everyone else ranged from mediocre to terrible. But I enjoyed Grace Patterson's little cameo appearance near the beginning and at the very end, although she had no lines.
The movie's plot wasn't exactly thrilling or left me at the edge of my seat considering the whole premise. There was not that much action throughout. And like the review by "jessicab-82766" said, Emma had so many opportunities to run away from her captor as he did not have a gun with him, but a knife. And the mother was so stupid to just mindlessly touch stuff that was clearly evidence and getting her fingerprints all over them. I actually yelled "WHAT ARE YOU DOING???" at my TV screen during the part where Hillary touches the door handle of her daughter's car. Have LTM characters always been this dumb??
I actually looked forward to this movie before it came out, because the plot looked promising, but I learned not to have such high standards for LTM's. Standards that they could've easily met up with years ago. If you want to watch a movie that has a similar storyline, then you should watch 'Driven to Murder'. That was probably one of the best Lifetime movies from last year.
Also, the full name of the bad guy in the movie was 'Rick Frye', but IMDb gives him the name 'Rick Hoover'. The names of the lead, mother, and Rick's dad were also changed.
Falling for a Killer (2023)
It was fine, but not worth watching
This was the typical lifetime plot device where the protagonist doesn't trust her sister or daughter's fiancé, does a background check on them, turns out they have a different last name, tries to warn sister about her concerns but doesn't believe her, then fiancé devises a plan to kill their spouse, and kill anyone who gets in the way of their plan. Hmmm where have I seen that before? Except in this one, there was no second accomplice like in the last movie I watched that followed this plot point.
And as soon as I heard the words "life insurance" I already knew where it was going.
At least the friend from the hunting trip who had recognized Thomas from a court case wasn't killed or so much as injured, because
he definitely would've been seen as a threat in the eyes of Thomas but he just laughs it off, followed by the cliché lines of "you must have me confused with someone else" and "I just have one of those faces". He does make up a scenario in his head where he does kill the friend, but he doesn't actually go through with it. Yet he had the guts to kill the innocent butler from the dinner party just for calling him dude instead of sir. SMH
The attempted murder of the maid Christina, was unnecessary, especially considering that she was impaired and had hearing problems. But Thomas was unaware of that and poisons her with a syringe and is put into a coma as a result. Also, why did she have to be black?? She could've been any other race. Talk about pushing stereotypes.
Why couldn't Thomas just delete the texts that Darcy's coworker Amanda sent to her phone instead of getting water all over it. And it was so stupid of Darcy to leave her phone on while sleeping, where the guy that she had done a background check on could just easily sneak in the room and destroy it, which is exactly what he did. Jonathan Stoddard's character was so over the top but in a good way (not a bad over the top like in most LT movies I've seen).
The mom, dad and Brea were so stupid to not believe Darcy's claims about Thomas and the two previous marriages that he previously been in, thinking that she is just "being foolish". And some sister Brea is. Choosing someone she has only been with for a few months over her own sister. Ugh, that part infuriated me.
Regarding the part with the guy at the end being Thomas's brother. It does look like a set up for a possible sequel, but I don't really see that happening. Lifetime movies rarely have sequels anyways. The last LTM to do this was 'Deceived by my MIL' followed by 'Mommy's Deadly Con Artist' and that was in 2021, almost two years ago! They were both released a week within each other too!
One of the better films that Lindsay Hartley directed. The other being 'In Love with my Partner's Wife' which also had Jonathan Stoddard playing the villain.
Two final notes:
the song that played at the end of the film is the same song that played at the beginning of the 'Bound by Blackmail' movie from last year.
The Lifetime Uncorked reviewer is incorrect about there only being two murders in the movie. There are actually three murders that Thomas commits, if you count the woman from his relationship before Marta, who he had drowned. And he confessed to it during his villainous monologue with Darcy after he shot her.
Chaos on the Farm (2023)
Ridiculous in every way possible
I laughed at the sheer ridiculousness of this movie. The acting, writing, storyline, execution, all of it was over-the-top and unrealistic to the point of it being laughable.
The premise was fine, it was just executed in a way that was confusing and didn't make any sense at all. It kinda reminded me of the 2015 horror film 'The Visit' where the couple staying at the home wasn't actually the kids real grandparents. It actually took me a while to figure out that the guy murdered at the beginning was the real uncle. But they didn't do a good job of moving the plot forward.
This is becoming normalized for Lifetime movie writers and producers. They make great plot devices sometimes but they execute it very poorly.
Characters such as Kurt, and the sheriff, seemed to be introduced so suddenly. And of course they had to make Kurt's murder happen offscreen in an attempt to build suspense but it comes off as forced and contrived. And we don't know how he was killed so there's that. Also the sheriff and the store clerk talked about a robbery that happened that might've involved the Kurt guy, but we never see it happen. They most likely omitted a scene out of the movie where the robbery happened to keep it in time.
The boyfriend Sam, overacted through out, Especially during the scene where he saw Kurt's body and warns Jessica about it and tells her that they both need to leave. As for Jessica she only ever showed at least one or two emotions, which were sadness from the loss of her mother and fear. Clare Kramer can play a believable psycho role, but she also over acted her part too.
70% of the film was just pointless filler dialogue (as usual) and it wasn't until the last 30 minutes that the storyline really kicked into high gear and it was all overwhelming.
If it wasn't for the poor and confusing delivery I would've rated it 6 stars, but a 4 star rating is fair enough.
A Nurse to Die For (2023)
Boring AF
The plot of this movie was as thin as a paper napkin. Boring from beginning to end and it dragged on for too long. No need to add useless filler scenes that don't do anything to the story. The filler parts made up like 80% of this movie while the other 20% was what actually kept the plot going. I feel like this is starting to become the new norm for Lifetime movies which is to make most of the movie consist of unnecessary scenes that add nothing, while the viewers just sit there and waiting for something interesting to happen but then nothing does! But I guess quantity matters more to them than anything.
And yet they call these movies "thrillers". You are hardly even thrilled. *eye-roll*
There was little to no character development, the acting by everyone was mediocre at best. And there was not much screen time for Caryn Richman's character. When I first saw the trailer I thought she was going to play the lead role but it was actually the widowed husband Liam, which was kinda odd considering that 95% of Lifetime movies have a female lead while the male is either the secondary character or a side character. I don't think I've seen an LMN flick with a male lead since Deadly Ex (2016).
I usually enjoy watching Allison McAtee in Lifetime movies, but her character was completely unbelievable in this. We find out halfway that Victoria was the other woman that got in the car crash that killed her family, and also claimed the life of the main protagonist's wife. But then why would she be so obsessed with wanting to start a family with the people that killed your husband and daughter? It would make more sense if she wanted to terrorize Liam's life since he and his wife took away the one thing that made her happy. MAJOR plothole there!
Why on earth would Beverly drink the sedative laced tea (I forgot what it was called) and then complain about not feeling well afterwards and going to the doctors?? Any sane person who was suspicious would take the tea leaves and then send it to a lab to get it tested. Instead she just takes the tea and drinks it in order to find out if it was poisoned. Stupid stupid stupid! Also the film failed to explain how Beverly and Victoria knew each other. Beverly asks if she's met Victoria before, and then Victoria says one of Lifetime's most overused lines: "oh I probably have one of those faces". And then it's not bought up again.
And when will the writers and producers of these films finally realize that they are other last names that exist other than Miller, Jones, Johnson, Davis, Wilson, Thompson, and Smith? It's really getting old and repetitive and it shows that they lack originality. At this point they are maybe around 20 Johnson's 30 Miller's and 35 Jones's, all of which are probably big enough to fill up a backyard sized swimming pool.
Please skip this movie for your time's sake it is not worth watching!
Dangerous Methods (2022)
Wait that was it???
What I've learned from all the LIFETIME movies released over the past two years is that writers/producers can have excellent movie ideas, but a poor way of executing it. This one is no exception.
Basically the plot centers around this young woman named Lacey who's offered a job to live in isolation with a "method actor". This had so much potential to be good, but they hardly even tried with the story.
All the positive reviews here were obviously written by the people who've worked on the film, to make it look like a good, recommendable movie. This is a common tactic among filmmakers, and it's so despicable. Basically tricking the people reading the reviews into thinking it's a great movie, only to be utterly disappointed at the unfinished, sloppy ending. The producers of The (Virgin) Sinners (2021) and You Can Never Go Home Again (2022), also did this. Also if you visit the reviewer's profile, you can see that they've written a review for a movie produced and directed by the same people. So they couldn't have made it more obvious.
I like watching Nicky Whelan on LMN. It's a shame her character is literally only in the beginning and end of the movie. She makes a brief appearance at the start, and then we don't see her again until the hospital scene.
The ending left me with a lot of questions. Lacy stabs Desmond with a knife and then the police shoot her. Next scene is her in a hospital room in a coma while Sharon sits by her side. A bottle of pills are found, and it is revealed shortly afterwards that Desmond had schizophrenia and was on medication for it. Sharon then says I'm sorry to a comatose Lacy as she walks away from the hospital room. Really?? That was it?? I've seen a lot of other Lifetime movies with disappointing endings but this one takes the cake!
One last note: I'm not really an animal person, but I really hate it when the bad guy kills the protagonists pets. Even if it doesn't make a difference to the story!
Sister Obsession (2023)
Such a yawnfest!
This was the usual Lifetime movie storyline of a young woman who's head over heels with a guy whom she doesn't know is a serial killer on the loose. However the sister/mother has suspicions which are confirmed halfway through, *yawn*. If I had a quarter for every time this plot device was repeated, I'd probably have enough money to buy myself a car (maybe a Tesla).
The acting and cinematography were dull,
The characters were unbelievable, and it would've been a bit better with someone else playing Olivia. I've seen rocking chairs, carved sculptures, and kitchen cabinets that were less wooden than Revell Carpenter's acting.
Rib Hillis's role in the movie was no different than all of his other villainous roles, though I originally believed that he was innocent and that there would be some sort of twist. But I learn to not have such high expectations and standards for LMN flicks because they will leave you disappointed.
And of course there had to be a point where the psycho trapped the object of his obsession in a place far away from any civilization and no cell service. And the mother/sister/relative had to rescue her. If I had a quarter for every time THAT plot device was reused and repeated, I'd probably have enough money to buy myself a decent, two story house.
It's sad that the actors of these films care more about getting paid than actually entertaining their audiences. So they don't even try putting their all into their acting skills. I'm still hoping for 2023 to be the year Lifetime starts turning themselves around and start caring more about quality than quantity. Though like I said in my previous review I shouldn't get my hopes up. I'm not expecting their movies to be the same type of quality and budget as Hollywood produced movies, just, better THAN this! Please?
Catfish Killer (2022)
A disappointing way to start off the year
As the title suggests, I was a bit disappointed with how everything unfolded in this movie. It wasn't terrible per se, but a few tweaks here and there would've made it better, with that being:
The whole thing was just so predictable. As soon as the friend Scott mentions there being a sauna at the gym, you already know where it was going to go, and I was right as the next scene showed Hannah being trapped inside of the sauna with Scott rescuing her before the masked attacker could successfully kill her.
The brief "preview" of the movie spoiled the twist at the end. As it showed somebody holding a knife at Marianne (Hannah's mother) and the person was wearing a skirt, indicating that they were female. So thanks to that I knew from the beginning that it was Jane. Which really sucks because it would've definitely surprised me had they not spoiled it with that short scene. Obviously whoever made the preview hadn't
watched the entire movie from beginning to end.
The editing was sloppy and excessive. The part where Hannah says "don't touch me!" to Eli was laughable, with the screen zooming in on her face with each word. The background music by the composer was extremely underwhelming and the soundtrack was the polar opposite. Did there have to be annoying music playing during scenes where it was not needed?
The casting left SO much to be desired. I have seen most, if not all of the actors in this movie in previous ones, including Alicia Leigh Willis, who has been in like 8 out of 10 of the last few LMN flicks that I've sat through in the past three years. At least Nicolette Langley's character's name isn't Maggie in this movie like it was in the last two movies that she was in. The only actors in this movie I haven't seen in another movie or in a while was Eli and Josh, the neighbor. Also, Eli's character gave off Jeffery Dahmer vibes (which I'm sure wasn't intentional).
Emary Simon was so poorly miscast as Jane. I saw her in two previous LMN flicks last year, Deadly Infidelity and Dangerous Snow Day (Nicolette was also in that one). And she had a sweet, bubbly personality in both films. Therefore, it was hard to take her seriously as the villain. This is becoming normalized in the Lifetime realm. Cast an actor that played a protagonist in previous films and have them play the villain all of a sudden.
The story was good enough. I really liked the Scott character and I'm glad that he survived his attempted murder by Jane. But the film made it look like he died. It wasn't until the hospital scene that I realized that he was still alive, so that really
confused me.
This was a pretty disappointing start to the year, but hopefully 2023 will be a better year for Lifetime movies though I wouldn't get my hopes up.