At the start of the film, it appears as if Karen and David Miller have an idyllic relationship. After her first husband Jeff died in an auto wreck when she was at the wheel, Karen has found marital bliss in David, who is a doting father to Karen's young daughter Annie. But there is trouble in paradise after David apparently dies in a plane crash and all of Karen's bank accounts are emptied.
Karen is very slow in accepting the reality that she has been played for a sucker by David. Before Karen, there was Amy, Danica, and Jessica--all women whom David married, then disappeared after robbing them blind.
When David returns from the dead and kidnaps Annie, he demands that Karen bring him a significant amount of cash. Karen panics and commits bank fraud. My favorite character is the banker, Barbara Waldron, who is constantly delivering bad news to Karen about her dwindling assets and staggering debts. Then, Barbara is forced to call the police after Karen tries to move assets into her account using Barbara's computer.
"Erasing the Past" was a by-the-numbers thriller without much suspense once David returns. While he has some of the best lines in the film, the overall effect is lackluster. As a villain, David was not very astute in "losing" the account numbers that he needed to collect his loot. At the start of the film, it appeared as though he had everything imaginable in a such beautiful, loving family. Why would anyone want to give that up?
Karen is very slow in accepting the reality that she has been played for a sucker by David. Before Karen, there was Amy, Danica, and Jessica--all women whom David married, then disappeared after robbing them blind.
When David returns from the dead and kidnaps Annie, he demands that Karen bring him a significant amount of cash. Karen panics and commits bank fraud. My favorite character is the banker, Barbara Waldron, who is constantly delivering bad news to Karen about her dwindling assets and staggering debts. Then, Barbara is forced to call the police after Karen tries to move assets into her account using Barbara's computer.
"Erasing the Past" was a by-the-numbers thriller without much suspense once David returns. While he has some of the best lines in the film, the overall effect is lackluster. As a villain, David was not very astute in "losing" the account numbers that he needed to collect his loot. At the start of the film, it appeared as though he had everything imaginable in a such beautiful, loving family. Why would anyone want to give that up?