He kills to "save." Judging by the ending and Rib Hillis being a regular on the network, it wouldn't surprise me if this was the start of a storm series. Look, I think we all know what to expect when watching these movies, but that doesn't give Lifetime an excuse to not write a good movie.
I live in a state that gets the effects of a tropical storm (heavy rain and winds and floods), and the silly effects in this movie don't even represent that lol. The network should invest in stock storm footage like those skyline shots they always use in their films to make this more believable. This place is supposedly being evacuated and there are no people around. The grocery store in town...empty. The roads...empty. I get that the budget for these turn-and-churn movies aren't huge, but again, stock footage of traffic jams, storm effects, and actual wind can't be that costly. Not a flashlight or candle to be found. A scene I just watched...Rib Hillis is lurking outside..no rain...not even ten seconds later...rain. I expected Hurricane Carey to be more of a character.
I'm sure the coma patient was supposed to add "stakes" to the suspense, but getting up w/o being weak or disoriented is a step too far. These movies are what they are, but so often they do things (like have a coma patient be totally fine enough to take down the villain) that just chip away at any sliver of credibility.
Some other silly things...the sister of the coma patient being in that ivory cape for most of the movie. It's a storm and you're sheltering in place...maybe get comfortable. That made me laugh. This must be the year of Rib Hillis playing the villain. I think he's been the bad guy three times this year. He plays a good creep. His yellow jacket is like the fisherman's outfit in I Know What You Did Last Summer. The goofy nurse Tony reminds me of Jack Black's character in the sequel of that movie. After Tony bites it, Abby is so casually mentioning that she thinks someone else is in the house. As if she just told the sister that water is wet. And of course Abby is the typical Lifetime protag who, in spite of just declaring someone was in the house, doesn't call her cop ex to ask for help. Because she wants to reinforce that they're no longer together. Never mind that he's a first responder and she has a patient that needs services. Then when she discovers ****, she doesn't scream for help. She doesn't try to bring him in the house, find a neighbor, or anything. His body is just getting soaked in the mud. So disrespectful. After everything is over...they're making pancakes the next day and nobody mentions him. The sister has perfect makeup and Hannah the coma survivor is wearing lipstick lol. Actually, Abby's makeup is still perfect too. Including her fake lashes and barrel curls. She and Jack also share a kiss. Poor Tony...nobody cares that you're dead. Rib Hillis is in an ambulance with no cops even though he's killed a bunch of people...it's implied he gets away a la Albert Beck.
Crazily enough, this is not the worst Lifetime movie of the year. It's terrible, but that honor currently goes to either The Stranger She Brought Home or Designed to Death (probably the winner). I get that it's currently storm season, but it tries to be a horror, so they could have saved it for Halloween. The killing of the newlyweds was creepy and horror movie-esque...but otherwise, this film is super goofy. I actually fell asleep the first time I watched, so it's not gripping by any means. As I usually say with these movies, watch once and decide.
Something positive: I liked the look and font style of the credits..it was different for Lifetime.
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