One of the more cliched movies. The dialogue, the plot, the acting. Basically a teenage flick. A girl insidiously insinuates herself into another's life. The premise is interesting but the execution is a bit amateurish.
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The Little Doll House
lavatch27 September 2020
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There is a prominent visual symbol in "Mommy Be Mine" that is the eye-catching doll house in the bedroom of young Cara Dawson, the girl in search of the perfect mother. It is her quest for the ideal home and the ideal mother that drives Cara to the commit a string dastardly crimes past and present.
Cara befriends young Summer Hughes, the daughter of the hard-working and devoted mother Lianne. The mother and daughter are still in recovery from the loss of George Hughes, who died in an auto crash. Under the guise of Summer's friend, Cara pursues her obsession to enter into the sphere of Lianne, and she even begins calling her "Mom."
The most interesting character in the film was the workaholic Lianne. A sensitive and caring woman, Lianne empathizes with Cara and is kind to her. But she is also slow in recognizing the unhealthy dimension of Cara's obsession and surprisingly dismissive of the claims of Summer that Cara is responsible for the chaos in their lives.
The film was a by-the-numbers story of a psycho on the loose. Late in the drama, it is revealed that Cara was responsible for killing her own mother, and she ghoulishly lived in the home with the mother's body for period of six weeks when she was a six-year-old. The bodies continue to stack up after Summer's bestie, Tori, gets wise to Cara and makes the fatal mistake of entering her home. Courtney Lund, a student at Cara's previous school was killed by her. And April, the close friend of Courtney, is yet another victim in an unpleasant string of calamities. It was especially the loss of the faithful Tori that was disappointing and should have alerted Lianne to Cara's deeply troubled psyche.
The film's ending was routine and open-ended, and it lacked credibility after Cara had incurred a serious stab wound, yet vanishes into thin air. At least, Summer has returned to her devoted boyfriend, Jason de la Garza, and Lianne has accepted a marriage proposal from her boss, Steve. But the happy family may not have heard the last from Miss Cara Dawson.
Cara befriends young Summer Hughes, the daughter of the hard-working and devoted mother Lianne. The mother and daughter are still in recovery from the loss of George Hughes, who died in an auto crash. Under the guise of Summer's friend, Cara pursues her obsession to enter into the sphere of Lianne, and she even begins calling her "Mom."
The most interesting character in the film was the workaholic Lianne. A sensitive and caring woman, Lianne empathizes with Cara and is kind to her. But she is also slow in recognizing the unhealthy dimension of Cara's obsession and surprisingly dismissive of the claims of Summer that Cara is responsible for the chaos in their lives.
The film was a by-the-numbers story of a psycho on the loose. Late in the drama, it is revealed that Cara was responsible for killing her own mother, and she ghoulishly lived in the home with the mother's body for period of six weeks when she was a six-year-old. The bodies continue to stack up after Summer's bestie, Tori, gets wise to Cara and makes the fatal mistake of entering her home. Courtney Lund, a student at Cara's previous school was killed by her. And April, the close friend of Courtney, is yet another victim in an unpleasant string of calamities. It was especially the loss of the faithful Tori that was disappointing and should have alerted Lianne to Cara's deeply troubled psyche.
The film's ending was routine and open-ended, and it lacked credibility after Cara had incurred a serious stab wound, yet vanishes into thin air. At least, Summer has returned to her devoted boyfriend, Jason de la Garza, and Lianne has accepted a marriage proposal from her boss, Steve. But the happy family may not have heard the last from Miss Cara Dawson.
So exhaustingly typical!
haroot_azarian4 September 2020
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What is it with these lifetime movies where you see the psych get smashed in the skull or stabbed or fall twenty feet or so into a raging river and guess what? They survive and are off to do evil on their next victims?! Oh and psycho in this movie screams at the top of her lungs in the middle of the night in a peaceful quiet suburban neighbourhood and no one hears her? Or calls the police?! And what the hell was it with the staring at the camera with an evil smile at the end of the movie? Is it supposed to be a thriller or a comedy?
Where do I start?
leerayozanne24 September 2020
Quite Good
amgee-895519 October 2018
A girl with mommy issues
phd_travel26 May 2018
Sierra Pond plays a girl with a need for a mommy. Ava Locklear (Heather's Daughter) I sweet as a girl who at first befriends her then she and her Mom become the target of her wackoness.
The Mom must come across as most frustrationgly dumb Lifetime mom ever.
The young actresses are both good. Worth a watch.
The young actresses are both good. Worth a watch.
Definitely one of the better lifetime flicks
kyleallencole912 November 2018
This one was really good for a newer lifetime flick. The young lady who played the I sane villain in this did an excellent job. This one pretty much stuck to the same formula as many other lifetime films. I ended up really enjoying this!
A little less formulaic Lifetime movie
vbacon-111-5783294 June 2021
The plot here is a little different than your typical LMN movie which makes it worth watching. But it's nothing to write home about (nor worth writing a review about it).
This was supposed to be the big debut of Ava Locklear, daughter of the Heather we all grew up admiring. Sadly, she fails the test and her inability to get big roles after this movie shows that others agree with me.
Ava doesn't have the stunning looks her mom does. Her eyes seem misplaced. It's also obvious she's not a natural blonde. I know I shouldn't focus on people's looks, but when your only claim to fame is your hot mom, it's appropriate. This is the first time she uses her mom's last name and not her dad's. Obviously, she's looking for some kind of bump. Her acting skills are quite poor as well.
Sierra Pond on the other hand is drop dead gorgeous and she plays the villain here quite well. I'm really surprised we haven't seen more of her on LMN.
This was supposed to be the big debut of Ava Locklear, daughter of the Heather we all grew up admiring. Sadly, she fails the test and her inability to get big roles after this movie shows that others agree with me.
Ava doesn't have the stunning looks her mom does. Her eyes seem misplaced. It's also obvious she's not a natural blonde. I know I shouldn't focus on people's looks, but when your only claim to fame is your hot mom, it's appropriate. This is the first time she uses her mom's last name and not her dad's. Obviously, she's looking for some kind of bump. Her acting skills are quite poor as well.
Sierra Pond on the other hand is drop dead gorgeous and she plays the villain here quite well. I'm really surprised we haven't seen more of her on LMN.
Cringey Cara
CranberriAppl10 September 2021
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These are among my least favorite Lifetime plots: moms who let their daughters' rando friends "bond" with them. My mother, rest her soul, was very good to my friends, but she would never choose them over me and she was intuitive enough to see how this new "friend" was causing disruptions. Even though Mom didn't like Tori....was Ava's life a mess w/her in it? Uh no. Drama didn't start until Cara showed up and Mom is too self-involved to notice. I hate these plots.
If Jason (Ava's boyfriend) was as clingy as Cara, Mom Lianne would (presumably) never allow it. And yet here, she ignores the signs/doesn't support her daughter's decision about Cara, and it ultimately gets at least one person killed. She would have also asked more questions if it were again Jason or a new boy Ava met.
I just heard Ava say it's only been a week. So in a week, Ava loses her best friend AND her boyfriend...but Lianne as dense as ever can't see anything. There's too much happening in a week and it makes this movie so over the top. Mom so desperate for a relationship with her daughter, that she's letting this stranger manipulate her. After a WEEK. Oh, she also never asks to speak to Cara's father or asks Cara any real questions about her background. I mean, Ava's father is dead, but my mom and dad would never do this.
Another problem with movies like this....******** is dead..family? Other friends at school? Bueller? No one cares and the movie just moves on. Stop killing characters and just moving on like it's no big deal.
Cara is a superhuman teenager (aren't they all on Lifetime) who is all-knowing and all-seeing, and apparently her victims don't defend themselves. Utterly ridiculous. When the previous victim is explaining things to Ava, she mentions that Cara was arrested but got out on bail. Um, ok so who bailed her out? Where is that person? Movies like this with teens are much better when they are more psychological and more manipulative. Keep the murders, Lifetime. In what world is she stronger than Shawn Christian? It got so ridiculous by the climax that I was just ready for it to be over.
Cara's acting was pretty cringe, which makes for a cringe villain. Billing the movie as "Heather Locklear's daughter's debut" is ALSO very cringe, but Ava did ok for what was required. 2/10 because I finished it. I took away stars bc this sloppy murderous teen got away (Lifetime's favorite thing apparently). Remember Cara's superpowers? Yeah, she can get stabbed in the gut and get away. I guess we're supposed to believe a stab victim ended up in the hospital, but it wouldn't get reported, and the LEOs just stopped looking for a teen killer all in the same day.
If Jason (Ava's boyfriend) was as clingy as Cara, Mom Lianne would (presumably) never allow it. And yet here, she ignores the signs/doesn't support her daughter's decision about Cara, and it ultimately gets at least one person killed. She would have also asked more questions if it were again Jason or a new boy Ava met.
I just heard Ava say it's only been a week. So in a week, Ava loses her best friend AND her boyfriend...but Lianne as dense as ever can't see anything. There's too much happening in a week and it makes this movie so over the top. Mom so desperate for a relationship with her daughter, that she's letting this stranger manipulate her. After a WEEK. Oh, she also never asks to speak to Cara's father or asks Cara any real questions about her background. I mean, Ava's father is dead, but my mom and dad would never do this.
Another problem with movies like this....******** is dead..family? Other friends at school? Bueller? No one cares and the movie just moves on. Stop killing characters and just moving on like it's no big deal.
Cara is a superhuman teenager (aren't they all on Lifetime) who is all-knowing and all-seeing, and apparently her victims don't defend themselves. Utterly ridiculous. When the previous victim is explaining things to Ava, she mentions that Cara was arrested but got out on bail. Um, ok so who bailed her out? Where is that person? Movies like this with teens are much better when they are more psychological and more manipulative. Keep the murders, Lifetime. In what world is she stronger than Shawn Christian? It got so ridiculous by the climax that I was just ready for it to be over.
Cara's acting was pretty cringe, which makes for a cringe villain. Billing the movie as "Heather Locklear's daughter's debut" is ALSO very cringe, but Ava did ok for what was required. 2/10 because I finished it. I took away stars bc this sloppy murderous teen got away (Lifetime's favorite thing apparently). Remember Cara's superpowers? Yeah, she can get stabbed in the gut and get away. I guess we're supposed to believe a stab victim ended up in the hospital, but it wouldn't get reported, and the LEOs just stopped looking for a teen killer all in the same day.
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