One of Her Own (1994 TV Movie) User Reviews

A made for TV movie, that is worth the watch.

[williams_joey · 7/10 · 6 July 2005]

A great performance by Lori Loughlin, It was good to see her portray a different style then Rebecca on full house. With Loughlin and Martin Sheen as the only recognizable faces in this movie, You tend to forget your watching a movie and not a E true Hollywood story.

This movie actually brought out hatred towards her fellow officers and hit a spark that will leave you angry and bothered.

I saw this on TV around 2:00 in the morning, I found myself wanting to smash my TV due to the treatment to this woman. The worst part is that it's true, All these horrible crimes took place on this poor woman.

I give Loughlin much credit for taking on a role that stems from reality and is such a painful experience.

Now by no means am I saying this is the best movie ever, but it definitely deserves a viewing.

Good performances and a gritty story makes it worth the watch.

Disturbing story apparently based on true events

[medic249a2 · 7/10 · 11 August 2006]

When I saw this one around the time it first aired, it was mentioned that it was based on actual events. I'm not familiar with the actual case but have no doubt that something like this goes on in many different employers.

As another reviewer said it also brought out great anger in me towards the crooked chief, captain & lieutenant who went out of their way to manufacture grounds to justify termination of Toni Stroud (Loughlin) who followed proper chain-of-command & what would be considered proper procedure. I have no doubt that in some places things like this happen; employers/colleagues suddenly turn against someone they once called 'friend' in retaliation for reporting the criminal/unethical actions of someone else. The only thing that was missing was the end result of the illegal termination lawsuit against the city, though I think she would likely have won as the department blatantly ignored due process in their haste to get her out of the way.

Lori Loughlin, as usual, is absolutely brilliant as Toni, and some of the others are genuinely chilling as the men she once called friends who turn against her, even the rapist who attempts to threaten her out of testifying against him. When he is found guilty the expression on his face says it all....'how dare you!' he seems to be saying.

There is absolutely no doubt that this kind of harassment & blacklisting goes on with any kind of employer, as Toni found out. I have personally experienced something similar to the blacklisting that she underwent, though certainly nowhere near the scale that the fictional character of Toni experienced.

This one deserves to be seen!

The Blue Wall of Silence

[lavatch · 7/10 · 21 February 2022]

Toni Stroud had a lifelong dream of becoming a police officer. As a rookie, she was under close scrutiny, yet passed all of her evaluations with flying colors. And then the nightmare began.

Toni was raped in her own home by Charlie, one of her fellow police officers. At first, Toni was reluctant to report him. But after other women came forward with similar experiences, Toni began her courageous journey not only against Charlie, but the corrupt police force clinging to "the blue wall of silence."

Former colleagues who were her friends and supporters now turned on her. But there was one supportive internal affairs officer and a decent district attorney that wanted to expose widespread malfeasance and mendacity within the police force.

Despite a sluggish pace, the performances were excellent in telling this important story. Times have certainly changed since the film was made in 1994. Yet the drama is still an important one in demonstrating how the wheels of justice may turn in favor of the truth, especially with a courageous figure like Toni Stroud.