I was initially intrigued by the events and was proud of Lifetime because they weren't dragging out the "main" plot. Events were happening quickly and that kept me watching. Then it fell apart. Lately these assembly line Lifetime movies seem to start out with a murder that they don't always make sure is connected to the events. And the ending showed that first victim SPOILER SPOILER >>>>>>>>>> SPOILER>>>>>> didn't get justice.
David and Karen seemed very mismatched. He seemed a bit young for her and for the other women in his life. When David's plane crashes....where's his family? Friends? Colleagues? Anyway, Karen quickly finds out that her finances are a mess. Her husband had taken out a mortgage on her home which she'd paid off. She owes almost $80k for two months (really? And yes I rewound it to read the sticky). All of HER retirement accounts are empty and so is Annie's college fund. It makes ZERO sense why a "mature" woman with a near-college age daughter would turn her finances over to her new husband. Shouldn't she be less naive at this stage of life? All of these things, plus a$3m life insurance policy on David have her spidey senses rankled and she's realizing he wasn't who he said. Someone breaks into the home but is only looking for something...not stealing. It seems to be night time while Annie is terrorized, but still early afternoon while Karen is out and about.
Skipping ahead...an alive David reveals himself to Annie on her way to school. FOR A HOT SECOND, I had two thoughts: the first was that Lifetime was pulling a switcharoo and David wasn't the villain. I was like "OK, this is unexpected and not predictable so let's watch closely." My second thought was he's evil and is going to spend the movie using the daughter to break the mom down. NEITHER happened. Went to straight kidnapping and extortion. Thanks for sticking to what you do, Lifetime. Anyway, she goes to the bank to get David's ransom money and she gets Scout to leave her bank office and she initiates the slowest and most anti climatic illegal transfer ever. Scout discovers what happens, makes a call saying "there is a situation." Almost the exact scene happens again when the detective who is suspicious of her comes to the door and wants to come in. She doesn't let him in and escapes via the back door. He calls for an apb on her car...all the while sounding like he's dirty too. So at this point, after these two scenes, I'm bracing for some sort of conspiracy to materialize. Everything happens as predictably as possible.
He eventually shows her Annie and starts his villain confession....none of it makes sense or justifies this movie. She misses opportunities while he's filibustering to try to get away from him. Annie somehow manages to get out of the trunk and like a good girl she hits him with a shovel. But like someone who has NEVER seen movies in this genre, she doesn't hit him again! I was hoping after she hit him that he'd hit his head on the car bumper, but nope he's awake and goes into the house after them. WHY did they go into the house and leave the door open?! Also, did I miss them calling for help?? Not a neighbor or the police. Just ridiculous. Anyway, his villainy continues and Neil (her friend and future bae clearly) comes and gets one punch in before the much smaller and less buff David knocks him out (SMH). Whats her face grabs his gun and ends up shooting him in the stomach. They skip six months later (all Lifetime movies do this now) and they're all happy and freakin David is watching them from his car. From his phone convo, he's married again. OK, WTF! First off, I was disappointed that both Scout and the detective were red herrings. Lifetime missed an opportunity to make them David's adopted parents or aunt and uncle or something who were in on it with him. Second, another reviewer mentioned that when the detective went to the crime scene David's "body" was gone. WTF again! So with a surrounded house and a gunshot wound, he manages to escape? No quick scene of a traumatized Karen and Annie asking for confirmation that he was dead.
Completely ridiculous. I haven't watched LT in a couple of months (been digging HM's Christmas in July, no shame) so this one looked a little interesting. Total letdown and I wouldn't watch it again.
David and Karen seemed very mismatched. He seemed a bit young for her and for the other women in his life. When David's plane crashes....where's his family? Friends? Colleagues? Anyway, Karen quickly finds out that her finances are a mess. Her husband had taken out a mortgage on her home which she'd paid off. She owes almost $80k for two months (really? And yes I rewound it to read the sticky). All of HER retirement accounts are empty and so is Annie's college fund. It makes ZERO sense why a "mature" woman with a near-college age daughter would turn her finances over to her new husband. Shouldn't she be less naive at this stage of life? All of these things, plus a$3m life insurance policy on David have her spidey senses rankled and she's realizing he wasn't who he said. Someone breaks into the home but is only looking for something...not stealing. It seems to be night time while Annie is terrorized, but still early afternoon while Karen is out and about.
Skipping ahead...an alive David reveals himself to Annie on her way to school. FOR A HOT SECOND, I had two thoughts: the first was that Lifetime was pulling a switcharoo and David wasn't the villain. I was like "OK, this is unexpected and not predictable so let's watch closely." My second thought was he's evil and is going to spend the movie using the daughter to break the mom down. NEITHER happened. Went to straight kidnapping and extortion. Thanks for sticking to what you do, Lifetime. Anyway, she goes to the bank to get David's ransom money and she gets Scout to leave her bank office and she initiates the slowest and most anti climatic illegal transfer ever. Scout discovers what happens, makes a call saying "there is a situation." Almost the exact scene happens again when the detective who is suspicious of her comes to the door and wants to come in. She doesn't let him in and escapes via the back door. He calls for an apb on her car...all the while sounding like he's dirty too. So at this point, after these two scenes, I'm bracing for some sort of conspiracy to materialize. Everything happens as predictably as possible.
He eventually shows her Annie and starts his villain confession....none of it makes sense or justifies this movie. She misses opportunities while he's filibustering to try to get away from him. Annie somehow manages to get out of the trunk and like a good girl she hits him with a shovel. But like someone who has NEVER seen movies in this genre, she doesn't hit him again! I was hoping after she hit him that he'd hit his head on the car bumper, but nope he's awake and goes into the house after them. WHY did they go into the house and leave the door open?! Also, did I miss them calling for help?? Not a neighbor or the police. Just ridiculous. Anyway, his villainy continues and Neil (her friend and future bae clearly) comes and gets one punch in before the much smaller and less buff David knocks him out (SMH). Whats her face grabs his gun and ends up shooting him in the stomach. They skip six months later (all Lifetime movies do this now) and they're all happy and freakin David is watching them from his car. From his phone convo, he's married again. OK, WTF! First off, I was disappointed that both Scout and the detective were red herrings. Lifetime missed an opportunity to make them David's adopted parents or aunt and uncle or something who were in on it with him. Second, another reviewer mentioned that when the detective went to the crime scene David's "body" was gone. WTF again! So with a surrounded house and a gunshot wound, he manages to escape? No quick scene of a traumatized Karen and Annie asking for confirmation that he was dead.
Completely ridiculous. I haven't watched LT in a couple of months (been digging HM's Christmas in July, no shame) so this one looked a little interesting. Total letdown and I wouldn't watch it again.