Ties that Kill

With not too much scholard actors, a very transparent and shining towards you tv production over the topic of ''dissappearance'', where the search is on to find the missing bloodband of family, a genre that has met its oversaturated levels of squemishness do to a hoard made of its kin, and success is hard to find.

A freakingly dull start, the desperation in the story just as you expect, but its twists and turns aint original nor exciting.

This is a film for the medicaly dependents of tv-screen entertainment, where all is done in crisp clear atmosphere, the technical production is dull and where the acting is juust there at the average. Might shake the foundations to people having gone through the same in real life, but daft and dull for a grumpy old man, a max of 4, no recommend.

This is a story about two girls who were adopted by a family which consisted of a mother and father who could not have children of their own. They adopted the two girls who had been in foster care. The acting was so overdone, especially the mother role, this woman cannot act. There are so many actors in the world, why? Besides that, this is just another formulaic Lifetime movie. I could sit through it but it was irritating at times because of the bad acting. Basically a teenage girl goes missing, adoptive mother freaks out, father stays calm and sister looks for her. Boyfriend who's supposedly not in the picture act shady. End of story.

An incredible movie that held my attention for the entire film and kept me on the edge of my seat. I take pride in my ability to solve mysteries before the movie reveals them, but Dying For a Family had me questioning every turn! The stand out of the movie to me is the performance of Alaska Leigh (Hannah). Everything I've seen her in glows, her energy lights up a screen and you can't seem to take your eyes off her. When she speaks it's so natural you almost forget you're watching a film and not talking to a friend. The film has a perfectly balanced recipe, you never get bored and the dialogue is so well written and natural yet Alaska still makes it her own. She absorbs the character Hannah and plays her with her whole chest. 10/10!

Full disclosure, I turned this movie off as soon as I figured out what was happening....because a very similar plot was used in a movie that premiered the Friday before this one. Literally the role was the same and actually the clues were the same because I figured out the villain very early in the movie due to a certain character's behavior. It was obvious. "Twists" in Lifetime movies are so rare that what I guessed was happening was 100% right and the movie played it very straight with not even a hint of a twist. This movie aired as part of Stranger Danger month, and SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER even that was misdirection.

Now I can be a cynic when it comes to these movies, but I do give credit when it's due. There have been some good ones this year, but this isn't one of them. It's watchable but nothing special. I give the movie props because the sisters truly looked like sisters and there was a sweet and touching family scene before Hannah got taken.

Darcie and Hannah are siblings with Gillian as their foster mom who is married to Keith. Gillian wants to adopt them! Hannah ends up missing one night and even her boyfriend doesn't know where she is because she was supposed to see him but they never hooked up! They file a missing persons report but the detectives on the case are clueless. However, there's a shocking mystery uncovered in Hannah's phone by Darcie that could lead to whether Hannah is still alive and exactly where she is! Will Darcie get to her in time? This is another Lifetime mystery movie that retreads the same old trope. The Canadian cast and the script are fine, though. Recommended for a watch!