Her Deadly Groom

OK, so I'm used to these movies following a formula; they all do. But this one had just about all of them in it. What else is there to say? You know who is going to get hurt or killed, you know the good guy won't know that the bad guy is bad until the last few minutes of the movie, and you have a quick, far-fetched ending where everyone lives happily ever after. There is more, but I don't want to waste more of my time pointing out every plot point that is common to these movies. Did I cite any spoilers? Not for anyone who has ever seen a Lifetime movie before.

There isn't even an attempt at any originality here. Even the title followed the Lifetime pattern. The writers just picked some formulaic plot points from column A and column B, mixed them together, and create a thoroughly predictable movie.

Even for a Lifetime movie, this one was disappointing. Some of them at least try to be a bit different, even if in only small ways. This one did not.

It would have been a good mov8if it wasn't so similar to the rest of Lifetime movies. The mother was so gullible, fell head over heel in love with someone she knew nothing about. Lifetime play a lot of movies where the ladies are always gullible and that take away from the movie been a good movie. Most certainly took a lot from this movie.

Enjoyed this movie with the family recently. The leading actress played a convincing role as newly divorced woman who meets up with the wrong guy. These two lead actors held the movie together. Kate Watson shined in this role. We'd love to see her in more movies!

Actually, this is the usual fun movie LMN to watch as long as you don't take it too seriously. Also, Eric Roberts is in it and that's always a PLUS!

However, there were many thins that just didn't seem that believable - like:

1. Vincent's apparent charm over Allison as well as all the other women - that just doesn't happen that easily!

2. Allison's extreme naivete - you are at least 40+ and act like a 15 year old!

3. Allison's daughter and her boyfriend's involvement with checking out Allison's relationship with Vincent - in reality kids will care only minimally.

4. The characters taking baths wearing their underclothes?

5. A prolonged electric shock in a bathtub full of water not being fatal?

5. The biggest what? THE ENDING (I don't want to spoil it)

Just have a drink or two and enjoy it!

I may not be the best person to review Her Deadly Groom, as it is the only Lifetime movie I've ever seen. However, compared to the usual made-for-television fare on other networks, the movie holds its own. The cast was professional. I was surprised to see Eric Roberts in this film, but he underplayed his role competently. Kate Watson as Allison was stuck with a part that would be difficult for any actor. It is hard to believe that her character is a bright entrepreneur when she is so slow on the uptake about her murderous new boyfriend. Michael DeVorzon is convincingly creepy as Vincent Black. The always dependable Kelly Erin Decker makes the viewer wish Brenna could be his/her best friend, as well as Allison's.

Production values were good with a nice mix of interior and exterior scenes, all well lighted and photographed. The editing, however, seemed severe. When I described this film as "Fast paced," I wasn't necessarily being positive. There are no lulls in the plot; it is constantly moving. Unfortunately, it felt as if characterization and plot development were sacrificed to keep the action going.

So, if you get a chance to see Her Deadly Groom, you definitely won't be bored, but you might find the plot difficult to believe.