I gotta hand it Jacklyn Smith as her talent is great, she was named not too only the Queen of Miniseries but TV movie's as well. Brad Johnson (10/24/1959-02/18/2022) had the talent and the gusto. Both however don't seem to fit their given roles. Jacklyn Smith seemed a bit too relaxed during this movie as well as when she was being abused, she fails to capture the same emotional level that her "Charlie's Angels" costar Farrah Faucett achieved in "The Burning Bed". You feel for her and want to help but at the same time her relaxed performance seemed overplayed. Brad Johnson never had that moment in his career and here he played it best as we the audience fear those around him. Together they spark zero chemistry but the subject matter (wife abuse) can override that chemistry.
One thing I thought when watching his emotional moment was "how did anyone know that happened if no one was there" though he could have (and that's a big could have) told Donna Yaklich he cried. Too much here say plays a big part in this movie which subsides the story itself. I mean she was the one telling the story so how did she know what was happening when she wasn't there.
Still this movie does grab your attention and that's what I liked best about it. It moved at a good pace and bared little filler. It's not the Burning Bed but does get it's point across. The sentencing was rough but overall could have been better.
One thing I thought when watching his emotional moment was "how did anyone know that happened if no one was there" though he could have (and that's a big could have) told Donna Yaklich he cried. Too much here say plays a big part in this movie which subsides the story itself. I mean she was the one telling the story so how did she know what was happening when she wasn't there.
Still this movie does grab your attention and that's what I liked best about it. It moved at a good pace and bared little filler. It's not the Burning Bed but does get it's point across. The sentencing was rough but overall could have been better.