Wicked Minds (2003 TV Movie) User Reviews

Wicked Minds-Whose Wicked Mind thought this One Up? **

[edwagreen · 5/10 · 14 June 2006]

Too many plot twists in this 2002 thriller.

The All American Guy returns home after touring Europe. He has graduated from Harvard but sure does not act like a Harvard graduate.

His verbally and mentally abusive father has remarried. The son is bitter by the fact that the father showed no attention to his ex-wife during her final illness. In addition, dad has married quite a beauty who is much younger. This beauty has quite an abusive past herself. You know what that leads to so why bother to explain the point further.

Dad's is murdered and you begin to wonder, who did the 50 year old in? The plot goes through too many turns and it turns out that everyone is suspect with two people in cahoots together. You'd never expect them to do dad in.

Anyway, since everyone should have a plan, your plan should be to avoid this confusing mess. I will say-Did the police ever fall in!

Greed and envy is what kills many wealthy people

[Ed-Shullivan · 6/10 · 23 September 2019]

I was not sure what to think of the recent Harvard graduate Holden Price (Andrew W. Walker) when he came home to visit his multi-millionaire father, Mason Price (Winston Rekert), but just quick as the few bucks I have disappear from my pocket, even quicker does young Holden fall prey to his fathers abusive ways once again. To comfort Holden is his new stepmom, the much younger redheaded Lana (Angie Everhart) who quickly bond and are sympathetic with one another's plight as they struggle with each of their personal relationships with Mason Price.

Mason is a multi millionaire who likes to control both his son and his much younger bride. When Holden comes home one night and finds his father dead cold on the floor he calls the police and quickly becomes the police's prime suspect.

So we are left to try and solve this murderous puzzle with a number of potential suspects. After some twists and turns we discover who is responsible for the murder of the control freak multi millionaire Mason Price.

The second half of the film influenced me to increase my IMDB rating from a 5 to 6 and the ending was worth waiting for. It's a decent suspense/crime film that you may not see the ending coming. I confess, I was pleasantly surprised by the ending and maybe you will be also.

Glad I didn't pay for this

[cherryred-23270 · 5/10 · 7 July 2021]

The whole setup was fantastic. The twist was awesome.

Then there was the ending....oh the ending.... SMDH.

Ruined an otherwise great movie.

Not predictable

[vchimpanzee · 28 March 2006]

At the start of the movie, Holden is being questioned by the police, so we know there will be a crime committed and that he might be involved.

We go back to when Holden returned to his father Mason's mansion after graduating from Harvard. Mason wants Holden to run the family business; Holden wants no part of that.

Mason has remarried. Lana is beautiful and not much older than Holden. She seems to be only interested in Mason's money, and she and Holden are attracted to each other once they meet. Mason is abusive but Lana is tough.

Mason tries to set Holden up with Nicole, but she's not particularly attractive.

You may think you know what is going to happen next. You will probably be wrong. Then when you think you have it all figured out, you won't. This movie has a lot of surprising plot twists.

I didn't see anything outstanding about this film other than the way it surprises toward the end. Angie Everhart was surprisingly good for such a beautiful woman, but not exactly Oscar-worthy. I did like the housekeeper, who I assumed was Mason's wife at first.

For a TV-movie this came close to pushing the limits on steamy sex scenes, and the moral standards of the characters should not exactly be seen as a positive example.

Anyway, a good mystery keeps you guessing, and I suppose this was good enough.

Good Story, Disappointed Scenery

[Luciphyre · 3/10 · 2 October 2005]

OK So I saw this movie because Angie Everhart was in it. A lot of others did too. I rented this movie with Unrated on the DVD case. What a bunch of crap! If this movie was unrated, yeah maybe for language or some stupid reason other wise. I mean, for crying out for a good naughty scene. You could have aired this movie on FOX and no one would have thought any different. I've seen better adult scenes on Fastlane, that's how bad this movie dragged you in. So the story, good idea "Needing someone to take the blame." The ending is expected as you will see when you watch Wicked Minds. I do like the movie for the story so I gave it 3 stars, but I actually wanted to see Angie and the movie just didn't come through. Rent this movie for the story, wanna see Angie don't rent this one rent "Bare Witness."

An hour and a half totally wasted

[limism · 3/10 · 19 August 2006]

This is not a very good movie and I don't recommend it for those of you who aren't dedicated Andrew Walker fans. If you for any reason still want to see it you'll probably survive, but you'll never be able to make up for the lost hour and a half.

Andrew Walker is very cute and sure there is a twist, but since you now know there is a twist you'll be looking for it and then it's not that surprising. Note this is a standard thriller made for TV.

The music in this movie sets the tone like it should, but also reveals when something isn't right - a good tool when figuring out the plot in advance.

Terrible who done it movie!

[guilfisher-1 · 3/10 · 30 January 2006]

This has to be one of the worst ever. Directed by Jason Hrens, it lacked the punch good thrillers give you. First of all the plot, written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien, takes you all over the place, without any sense of where you're going. So it goes around and around. Secondly, it is probably the worst cast ever assembled in one film. One level performances by almost all of the leading players. Angie Everhart, supposedly the temptress, looks old enough to be the hero's mother, even tho she's supposed to be his wicked stepmother. Her acting consists of pursed lips, low cut nightgowns and fussing with her hair. She constantly is playing with her much too long hair. Always brushing it out of her face even thought it continues to fall in her face. Anyone ever hear of bobby pins? She was quite annoying to watch. The hero, played by a poker face Andrew W. Walker, offered nothing but a vacant look on his face and brains of a deadbeat. He was boring to watch. His hot love scenes were toneless and unbelievable. How could anyone be so stupid to fall for the stepmother's obvious put ons. Then there's papa, played by Winston Rehert, who goes around doubting his wife's motives. Is he blind not to see her obvious flirting with his son? Isn't he rich enough to hire a private detective to catch her in the act? Oh, well, some things never occur to jealous husbands, I guess. Amy Sloan as the other woman, was certainly not that attractive to kill for. Please. Get real here. With all the attractive and young starlets, there could have been better choices for this role. Frank Schorpion as the lawyer friend of the family never had his character defined enough to figure just what he had to do with the movie. Although Scorpion was one of the better actors in this trashy film. Bobo Vian as the housekeeper also was good with the little she was offered to do. John Tapor as the Homeless Man should get a mention here for his excellent characterization. He was very believable. Unfortunately he gets two shots in the film and that's it. It seems the better actors are wasted in this chestnut. I give it 3 stars for the three actors I just mentioned. Scorpion, Vian and Tapor. Sorry.

"Our Little Secret"

[lavatch · 7/10 · 12 May 2019]

A young Harvard graduate named Holden returns home to his father and discovers that his dad has married a woman young enough to be Holden's sister, not his new mother. Holden and Lana have a steamy affair, but the father, who is described by his son as "a selfish, cruel man" senses that his young wife has been unfaithful. Then, the father is brutally murdered.

In a revealing scene early in the film, Holden blunders into the upstairs bathroom as his first introduction to the new wife. Lana then tells Holden that the strange encounter will be "our little secret." As it turns out there will be many deeper, darker secrets to follow. The final stretch of the film was especially engaging, due to the completely unanticipated plot twists.

"Wicked Minds" is a clever "who dunnit?" that keeps the audience on its toes. An attorney friend of the deceased father candidly observes that "the Harvard boy is not too smart." But a Harvard graduate should never be underestimated. Young Holden, if not smart, is most assuredly cunning and imaginative.

Among the leading roles, "Wicked Minds" does not have a genuinely sympathetic character. But in a nice touch by the screenwriter, there was a truly dear family cook named Madeline, who brought some much needed decency to a film with a set of truly wicked minds.

facts not in evidence

[sandcrab277 · 1/10 · 24 November 2019]

The step mother's story about coming from okeechobee florida is pretty far fetched because its at least a hundred miles from the everglades, well south of lake okeechobee ... all the love scenes with angie everhart were pretty bland and done with clothing on, so much for seeing any skin from this alleged red headed beauty ... one of the reviewers said it wasn't worth the waste of 90 minutes and i agree with that

good Tv movie , good start , lots of twists. But bad end.

[afterdarkpak · 7/10 · 18 September 2020]

Well its a TV movie, so its really good performance n direction for that. movie seems very predictable in the start , because there are such movies in 80s n 90s with similar plot. but this movie gets very complicated / twisty later. and i really wasnt expecting that.

The movie lacks some nude n sex scenes as its kinda erotic thriller but still its ok. only the ending is kinda bad (at-least for me) .

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as typical or predicted that young wife seems like bad person in the movie, but in the end it turns out that she wasnt , its the son who planned it all , and the son his lover got it away with . which is kinda bad ending. i really wished that he could also killed or atleast got caught in the end.

TV B-thriller

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 25 July 2023]

Holden Pryce (Andrew W. Walker) is running for his life from a gun-person. One day earlier, he's being interrogated by the police. He's been estranged from his wealthy father since the death of his mother. Nevertheless, his father has always paid the bills including Harvard. He accepts his father's invitation to come home and is shocked to find his father married to Lana (Angie Everhart).

I like some of the noir elements. The actors are strictly B-movie level and that is probably its main flaw. Angie Everhart has the model body, but she's not a great actress. Andrew W. Walker is fine, but his character needs more innocence. This is a TV movie that is stuck in TV B-movie level.

Lots of Hot Love Making

[whpratt1 · 10/10 · 30 March 2005]

This TV film was great, it had lots of romance, mystery and the story kept me guessing right to the very end. Angie Everhart,(Lana),"Bare Witness",'02, married a very very rich older man and kept him very busy in bed much to his delight. However, the rich man's son returns from Harvard and accidentally walks into her bathroom while she is in her birth day suit and from then on, sparks seem to fly and the plot takes off in more ways than one. Andrew W. Walker,(Holden),"The Secret Pact",'99, is the rich man's son and after staying around the mansion for a while and getting to really know his father, he finds out his father has some very horrible and mysterious hang ups. You will find this film very hard to figure out and it is a very well produced film to enjoy.

Very Good For A TV Movie!

[BigHardcoreRed · 29 July 2004]

Pretty good thriller turned murder mystery movie. It was pretty predictable in some areas, but what movies aren't? It was done in a way that made me care about the characters and the story. The acting was even better than I could have hoped for in this kind of movie. Andrew W. Walker and Amy Sloan both provided excellent performances. Winston Rekert made his character, the rich, protective father, come alive. Even Angie Everhart pulled off a convincing act.

My only real complaint on the movie is it had about one or two plot twists too many. Otherwise the story seemed to make sense to me, and I enjoyed it.

7 of 10 stars.

hot step mom

[kairingler · 8/10 · 25 December 2009]

Angie Everheart plays a hot step-mom married to a guy just for his money,, no big deal happens every day,, this guy does treat her like crap no surprise there ,, the dad wants his son to be part of the business,, the son rebels says no,, is introduced to his step mom,, but he first sees her in the shower ,, how awkward is that,, well he falls for her and the two go at it quite often together, as she is barely a few years older than him,, they go to a bar get drunk and so on,, it seems that the dad knows she's cheating but too stupid too see that it is his own son. you would think you would know what happens next .. wrong,, this movie has all kinds of twists and turns, and frankly you won't see all of them coming at once. so without giving anything away i would say that the average viewer will enjoy this as a mystery, thriller type movie,, and don't judge it on morals or anything like that and you should be just fine,, the sex seens are steamy,, especially for lifetime movie network,, but hey a little sex never hurt nobody.

Really Twisted Movie- Some Spoilers

[Jermbuf14 · 19 December 2003]

I rented this movie from a local store just to see how it was. I guess Spoilers could be in this. I read that it was about a seductive woman who had her eyes on money. I thought that it would be one of those weird tv movies that never really are good but this one is a keeper. It's about a harvard grad who comes back to his rich father's house. He meets his father's new wife and drama ensues after he finds his father dead and he's the prime suspect. The acting was good, but you could tell it was a made for tv movie. What I was most amazed by was the plot. It seemed really cut and dry as one of those murder mystery movies until the suprising ending. It was possibly one of the best endings to a movie I have ever seen. Andrew Walker, Amy Sloane, and Angie Everhart put on amazing performances, you truly believe you see them for who the character is but nothing is as it seems in this movie. That's probably why I gave it a 9 out of 10. I definately recommend the movie and I hope that if you watch it you will enjoy the ending as much as I did! Happy viewing.

Pretty Good

[roneshaholloway-67526 · 8/10 · 17 October 2020]

I thought it was pretty good. Could have done without all of that stupid, aggressive kissing in the end and ...spoiler.......are u telling me he didn't hear that no gunshot went off when he asked his real girlfriend to kill you know who? Also, what was the deal with the homeless man? Did he matter or not? I don't think he was a part of the plan. They just put him at the end for a laugh. I guess...? Oh, and I liked Angie in the role of the mother though she definitely wasn't close to the sons age. That was a reach. Still, a hot older stepmom!

Terrible thriller with huge plot holes!

[Ryno_II · 4 June 2004]

Don't watch this movie. There are plot holes that cause most of the story not to make sense. There are so many questions left unanswered in the end, but twists in the story takes are so incomprehensible that I don't see how they could possibly be answered.

******MAJOR SPOILER***********

Holden Price tells the police that there was a homeless man who can verify where Holden was at the time of the murder. Holden is lying and is guilty of the murder but there was a homeless whom he did speak to right after the murder in the place where he claimed he was, which is true. The police are unable to find that homeless man. Later, we find out that Holden new the man and he was part of the murder scheme all along. The only reason for the man being part of the scheme was if he were to testify to Holden's whereabouts. But he didn't. The police couldn't find him! If this plot was to make sense. Holden knew the man by coincidence, but we never know because it's not revealed. What usefulness is he to the scheme then? It doesn't make sense! The writers must have inebriated or just plain dumb.

I give this excuse of a movie 0.5/4