Dirty Little Deeds

I agree with another contributor that it is reminiscent of Secrets in the Mansion but better? In that movie, the protag did some truly stupid things as if she didn't take the danger seriously, but here Jess had a bit more self-preservation and survival instincts. Some things I liked were the general mood of the movie. The former first wife that everyone talks about mysteriously gave the movie a Lifetime-y "Rebecca" feel (except the "First Mrs. Prescott" has a face). It also reminded me of the VC Andrews movies which I contribute to the cinematography. The location was beautiful, which also gave it a Manderley-esque vibe. I loved the outside shots and the long winding roads. The only thing that sort of confused me was the anachronisms. Simon, the husband, seemed stuck in the 40s style-wise, so it kept throwing me off. Then of course the vintage cars, phones, etc. A few times, it wasn't clear whether it was a period piece. It wasn't ultimately distracting but it did have me curious.

I liked the set up of the beginning with Simon and Jess getting to know each other prior to their engagement. Sometimes Lifetime does not adequately show developing couples, so it was nice that they fleshed them out a bit. I saw that the leads only have a few credits, but I think they carried the movie pretty well. There were a few times I was genuinely on edge for Jess. I absolutely agree about the music and this is a common complaint from myself and others. I always joke that the loud music is like a cast member. They could do better with this. After all, the violins in Psycho weren't screeching the entire time.

The plot was decent and easy to follow. Nothing overly complicated. The villain (or villains? I won't tell) was not my first guess, so the movie kept me wondering until the reveal. I think the movie gave options for whodunit which helped the suspense throughout. I believed their motivation (not justified, but I understood it), so that's always a plus.

I'd say this is one of the good premieres this year, along with: Sex, Lies, and Murder...My Husband's Killer Girlfriend, The Perfect Wedding, and A Professor's Vengeance.

The movie was called "Secrets in the Mansion" aka "Crazy, Rich, and Deadly" and the plot outline was very similar to this one. (Girlfriend meets boyfriend's somewhat weird family and bad things start to happen.}

This said, this movie reminds me of why I like most LMN movies:

1. Attractive cast of characters, with decent acting.

2. Beautiful photography and good sets (they must be someone's actual residences.)

3. Interesting plot twist, and a twist on that....

4. Only complaint - the music at times was so LOUD that I had trouble understanding the dialogue. But this seems to be the complaint of a lot of LMN movies.

7/10.

I watched this movie homesick because it was filmed where I grew up so I wanted to see home and knowing all the places I was more inter where it was shot the movie was horrible itself bad acting and they had it like they could just walk to the bi yard which is like 40 miles away then they had them driving on two different roads like it was the same road and they were clearly going up in a scene that were supposed to going up and I swear in one scene they deleted Roanoke star off the mountain in a scene of the mansion but the star is in the movie which I'm glad they call Roanoke star city horrible movie it did make me homesick but I watched the movie for the background not the plot which was horrible chick gets brained and doesn't leave her friends get poisoned doesn't leave and the one person you can't even make out wearing a police uniform looks nothing like Roanoke cities not to mention the cop cars at the end were not accurate at all over never seen that make or model used also when they come off the mountain road there is no bridge the one shot at the end and the one where the car follows them I think that might be on the parkway but one thing for sure it's not on Mill mountain anywhere especially where they try to put it in the movie for me it was just about seeing my home town.

Pathetic plot, pathetic acting. Director and music guy and sound supervisors should never ever get another job! Seriously I kept twitching and cussing loudly at the tv the entire movie. Anyone gives a good review for this garbage should seek mental health therapy!

The constant loud music was annoying & I could barely hear what they were saying. The plot was laughable & unrealistic. I didnt believe for a second that this was a real family. The acting was terrible, especially the husband who was clearly only hired for his muscles & not any acting ability. Anything is better than sitting through this.