The Stranger in Our Bed

No pun intended - the movie will not win any originality price ... it is predictable is what I am saying in case that was not clear. And it ties up things way too neatly too - one might get sick by the end of it. It's not all honkey dory (or however you would write that, but you catch my drift) ... but it is an interesting thriller and the actors do try their best (if that is enough for you).

The villain here is quite over the top - but reality has shown us that bad guys can be really simple minded ... and really not care what we think of them .. and act accordingly. So suspend your disbelief and just go with it ... or don't watch this decent low budget effort at all I reckon.

Loved the book and so was anxious to see how the film had been adapted....and thankfully really liked it, good acting in the main from Samantha Bond, Emily Berrington and Ben Lloyd Hughes ( only just realised knew him from 'Me Before You' ) very atmospheric, the houses used are amazing, truly amazing, my eyes were all over looking at the things especially in the Manor House, location wise was very watchable and recognised a lot of places, there were unexpected twists in it ( for my other half who hadn't read the book! ) all in all a really good psychological thriller which am pleased stayed very close to the original book.

British thriller film produced in 2022. The film is about a woman who married an unstable but very rich man and tries to get rid of him. The man really wrote the book of repugnance. It's like a made-for-TV movie. Acting is very unprofessional. The script is very familiar. The worst part is that the mind of the viewer is being mocked. I'm sure the IMDB rating will drop as you watch. The best thing in the movie is the leading actress. I do not recommend the movie. For better ones, my suggestion would be "Unfaithful" and "Before I Go To Sleep".

There are no nudity or sexually explicit scenes in the movie.

This movie says the example of why we should not transform each and every single successful book into a movie. I can see how this story would fly in a book, as it resembles to a fairy tale. It's transformation into a movie made it unrealistic. It is really a very slow burn with fewer characters and easily predictable outcomes. We are in 2022, and defining good and bad character since second one is not definitely a good idea. Even the good one, she is jumping into someone else's bed the moment she gets the opportunity to, setting the example of someone who could easily cheat and mislead then expect people to be okay with it. Besides that, the movie is flawed with some unrealistic scenes but still, it is watchable if you truly want to kill some time.

The acting is fine but the plot, the script and the twists are all rather disappointing. It tried too hard and had too many plot holes. Unfortunately it just made me cringe by the end. The twists were not very surprising apart from some in their silliness. I would like to be more charitable but I can't find any redeeming qualities to complete this review with applause.

Having said that, the settings were good with some grandiose locations.

Maybe if the plot had been tweaked a little to make everything more credible (I won't give examples to avoid giving away any aspects of the story) then I might have been able to give it a better score.