Pool Boy Nightmare

Still fresh from a divorce from her cheating husband, Gale Foley (Jessica Morris) hopes that her new house will mean a fresh start for her and her teenage daughter Becca (Ellie Darcey-Alden). Her new home also comes with a pool, which is how Gale meets Adam Lance (Tanner Zagarino), the pool cleaner for the home's previous owner. Charmed by Adam's good looks and suave personality, Gale takes on Adam as her own pool boy--and ends up sharing a passionate fling with the young man. However she immediately regrets her action and breaks it off with the pool boy, saying that it was a mistake and can't happen again, but as this is a thriller - and a Lifetime thriller more accurately- the Pool boy doesn't accept this and shows a vengeful side by romancing her daughter as a means of getting back at her. As Gale tries to get Adam out of her and her daughter's lives, her former lover's obsession proves more twisted than she could imagine...

A fairly formulaic "Scorned Lover" drama that Lifetime can do in its sleep, but it's still fun with adequate bouts of suspense and thrills, if a little tame. It's well acted, especially by the pool boy who switches from romantic to psycho with ease. You do sort of feel sorry for him but his penchant for pouring bleach in a swimming pool burning his girlfriend's dad and self inflicting injuries so the dad can take the blame shows how ill he is.

Veteran actress Jessica Morris provides solid acting which pulls together the poorer performances of the others. Was especially not impressed with the young newcomer Tanner Zagarino. He's handsome enough but definitely needs to work on his acting skills. The two young women give average performances.

As for the plot, another reviewer wrote "Nothing new but it's got something". I couldn't have said it better. If you've seen a lot of other LMN movies you won't be too surprised by this one. I am one of those that enjoys these movies and I enjoyed this one so I'll give it a 7.

This was the usual LMN movie which was fun to watch. My comments:

1. The mother and daughter once again looked like older / younger sisters. Attention make-up department!

2. The pool boy had charm, but what's with all the tattoos?

3. The reasons given by the pool boy for the insanity were kinda shocking.

4. If anything, wait for the end hairdryer and bathtub used to dispatch the sick bad guy - over the top!

Very mediocre acting, except for the mother, Gale who carries the show. The daughter, Becca, who looks like she's 30 years old is made to be very unlikeable because of how disrespectful she is to her mother. Not all teens are like this, I wish they would quit portraying them this way so much. Also, parents like Gale who just stand there and let their children insult them and disrespect them is another trend in movies that needs to stop. This movie seems very low budget, even for a lifetime movie. If you're into lifetime movies (I'm not, but I was home sick from work and nothing else was on), then you probably enjoyed this. Otherwise, it's corny and painfully predictable.

Dim females will undoubtedly enjoy this and remain unfazed at the appalling dialogue, the mind-numbingly predictable storyline and the insufferable idiot characters

Those who possess the brain power to operate a light-switch however, would be better advised to make more constructive use of that time, like counting the blades of grass on their lawn for example.

On the plus side, those homeless people whose circumstances render them with no access to a television screen, can console themselves on those long, cold nights with the knowledge that they will at least be spared this monumental assault upon humanity.