This is a typical Lifetime movie with its rehashed plot of a nanny from hell infiltrating a once-happy home. In the first scene, we see the pregnant Amber (Melvin) and her husband (Nathan Parsons) get into a terrible car accident. Amber loses her baby. We don't know what happens after that.
Some time later, though, Amber impersonates a nanny named Julie Palmer after taking her resume and getting rid of her. She is put in charge of a darling little girl, as the family finances mean that the wife, Annie (Ashley Scott) has to get a job.
All goes well, except that Annir is either on the insecure side, or her instincts tell her she's dealing with someone one sandwich short of a picnic. She is upset when her daughter asks for Julie one day, and another time, she thinks Julie is after her husband (Kip Pardue). Also, without the permission of the parents, Julie takes the little girl for swimming lessons, and Annie is furious. Later on, things become much worse.
I want to know how Amber killed Julie Palmer and probably put her in the trunk of her car since she's found elsewhere. Dragging dead weight is one thing; lifting it is something else. We're not talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger here. And what did she use to kill her?
Secondly, to show you how much hard work went into this script, Annie says, "I've been calling Amber for hours" - when her name is supposed to be Julie. Ashley doesn't know that's not her real name.
It's hard for me to believe Mekenna Melvin studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In fact, it's hard for me to believe that she studied anywhere. She's certainly pretty, but her screaming, emotional scenes were beyond her. I blame this on the director, who could have helped her but didn't. In acting, you only go to the high point you are emotionally or technically able to go. Go beyond it and it becomes external and overdone.
Nathan Parsons, whom I know from General Hospital, gets good billing in this, but he's only in the movie at the beginning and end, in case a fan should see his name and think it's his movie.
Some time later, though, Amber impersonates a nanny named Julie Palmer after taking her resume and getting rid of her. She is put in charge of a darling little girl, as the family finances mean that the wife, Annie (Ashley Scott) has to get a job.
All goes well, except that Annir is either on the insecure side, or her instincts tell her she's dealing with someone one sandwich short of a picnic. She is upset when her daughter asks for Julie one day, and another time, she thinks Julie is after her husband (Kip Pardue). Also, without the permission of the parents, Julie takes the little girl for swimming lessons, and Annie is furious. Later on, things become much worse.
I want to know how Amber killed Julie Palmer and probably put her in the trunk of her car since she's found elsewhere. Dragging dead weight is one thing; lifting it is something else. We're not talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger here. And what did she use to kill her?
Secondly, to show you how much hard work went into this script, Annie says, "I've been calling Amber for hours" - when her name is supposed to be Julie. Ashley doesn't know that's not her real name.
It's hard for me to believe Mekenna Melvin studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In fact, it's hard for me to believe that she studied anywhere. She's certainly pretty, but her screaming, emotional scenes were beyond her. I blame this on the director, who could have helped her but didn't. In acting, you only go to the high point you are emotionally or technically able to go. Go beyond it and it becomes external and overdone.
Nathan Parsons, whom I know from General Hospital, gets good billing in this, but he's only in the movie at the beginning and end, in case a fan should see his name and think it's his movie.