Prisoner of Love

First of all,the acting was just abysmal. The actor who played Casey immediately gave sociopathic vibes and his flirting was just too obvious and silly. And Vicky's facial expressions looked like they belonged on a Mama's Family episode. The story never developed the characters. It was like it was produced by the Hallmark channel.

We needed more of Vicky's back story that would make her susceptible to this kind of manipulation and criminal activity. The actor who played Casey just fell flat and he just didn't nail sociopath possibly because the direction was substandard. I just could not get invested in any of the characters.

First, let me say I adore Nicholle Tom and have for years. I thought she did a great accent in this. The acting, though? Well, that's another story. Adam Mayfield is wayyyy too good-looking to play Casey White. He acted totally goofy, which may be the way Casey acted. I didn't sense any good chemistry between the two. The whole tone of the movie,to me, was downright silly and comical. It was SO goofy, in fact, I think it may have been on purpose, poking fun at the real-life pair because they did something so stupid. The sneaky flirting was like 6th grade level stuff, smiling, giggling, just childish. I did give the movie 3 stars because they really nailed Vicky's "tan" and her complexion, AND because some of the other actors were actually good.

First, Florence, AL is in the middle of the city not the woods. They drove through the city to the Academy Sports parking lot.... Still city. The fact they added the tanning bed to the whole thing just for giggles... Well that was hilarious. You'd have to hear the former employee's interview about her to understand the joke. She was not a victim and they make Casey too smart and too attractive for that role. He is more of an oversized Elmer Fudd fellow. Word for word, the whole movie was EXACTLY what the news reports all told. Basically, they compiled the reports for the script. And lastly, the sheriff of Lauderdale County is an old white Boss Hogg looking man....and yet here we have replaced him with not an old white Boss Hogg looking man... Many, many inaccuracies. It makes my home area look like a train wreck.

I wish big budget movies would be made like that. A lot of talking, but not overtalked. Psychological thriller. Filmmakers think we need action, due to our brains being spoiled by social media, but tha'ts not true, cinema is lacking psychological thrillers, especially those based on true stories. There's plenty of stupid fake stories, while life brings unbelievable scenarios. Anyway, to the movie. I don't think those law grades are fair, the actors are great, the directing is not cringy, this is a really good movie. Also, when you raise the reliability problem, you need to try to undersand the vulnerabillity of a person that is so hunry for love that they stop seeing things rationally. It si a good movie and. Nicolle Tom is fantastic, so is Adam Mayfield.

After about 30 seconds, I realized this was a true story and that I had actually watched footage on the news when the escape happened.

Nicholle Tom of "The Nanny" fame plays a prison administrator who falls in love with a prisoner (Adam Mayfield) and helps him escape in "Prisoner of Love" - guess what, a Lifetime tv movie.

If you know the story, it's a sad one of a lonely, unfulfilled woman, Vicky, who wants some happiness. The prisoner starts flirting with her right away. They do plan an escape, but it takes two years to carry it out.

We know what happens. But I have to believe that for Vicky (Tom) those few days of living out her fantasy was worth it.