Stressed to Death

BEST LIFETIME MOVIE EVER 10 OF 10 STARS & TAYLOR BLACKWELL IS THE BEST ACTRESS EVER

I had to switch it off after 40 minutes. The acting was atrocious.

This is the worse acting i have seen on Lifetime! The father was indeed the worse.

This thriller is surprisingly well constructed and comes together well. An EMT who has military PTSD has to choose to save one over another during a hold up. The widow of the one who died sets up an elaborate scheme to kidnap and kill her family in front of her. It's quite exciting as she uses her skills. There are some surprisingly funny parts.

A poorly conceived premise (not worth repeating here) gives way to a lot of shouting, soapy drama, threats of gunfire, shootouts, bleedouts and an awful lot of grey duct tape to restrain the abducted (gag, bind wrists & ankles, slit with knife and run away...gag, bind wrists & ankles, slit with knife, run away....rinse & repeat...yada yada).

As the main protagonists/antagonists are in a heightened state of emotion throughout this yarn (rage, panic, anger, reunion joy, aforementioned PTSD accompanied by brain fog - and that's brain fog for the poor 'bar stewards' who find themselves watching this big fat turkey that won't squeeze into the oven!) there's little to engage the viewer on an intellectual level, ermmm...you know, witty banter and a gripping narrative with intriguing plot points...I suspect rookie writers worked on this gem of a stinker.

If this is the Primal Scream pyscho drama as a TV flick, then it's one of the weakest TV flicks I've seen in a very long time! My other reviews testify to that fact.

The 1 out of 10 rating delivered by many reviewers is well-deserved.