Harm's Way

One of the best films I've ever watched. Top class acting, superb cinematography and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout.

This brilliant, suspenseful little thriller will surprise even the most jaded movie buff. With a fairly original (albeit predictable) plot, great special FX and some mighty terrific acting, the director of this one did a fantastic job and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this fast paced, edgy drama. While some will probably compare it to a "Lifetime for Women" TV movie, there were enough thrills and gratuitous violence to keep me entertained throughout the film. Kathleen Quinlan really went over the top in her role of a psychotic farm woman and reminded me of Kathy Bates in "Misery". The setting was quite creepy and the soundtrack, lighting and camera work were superb. Check it out! 8 stars.

I was so pleased with the ending of this movie!! Finally a movie where everyone gets what they deserve, except maybe the first girl being held captive, but we don't know her story. I was wondering why they were hiding from the police until the last flashback. Kind of unexpected, but hooray for Victoria!

You know it's a bad movie when the last 30 minutes feels like it takes 30 years. Sad but true in Harm's Way, which actually starts out ok but like so many of these types of movies fades away into a nothing movie that leaves no impression other than a feeling of emptiness. One thing I liked was the way it was shot, with nice views of the countryside and the old farmhouse was likeably old and creaky. Having said that it's not at all exciting or scary and that's probably the big thing that stands out that it's meant to be a thriller but it's really anything but. There are many things that don't make sense and I won't elaborate on that further, you can make your own mind up what you think of this movie. For me it was quite terrible with no positive moments to take away unfortunately.

What Harm's Way is missing is consistency. Some scenes were executed exceptionally well, leaving the viewer on the edge of their seat, while others left me contemplating turning off the television to do laundry. The soundtrack to the film is one of it's major saving graces. In addition to superb the casting of Victoria ( Hannah Lochner ) and Bea ( Kathleen Quinlan ). Both actresses shone in their leading roles. What was disappointing was Ingrid Kavelaars' performance. She has proved herself to be a talented actress, however in this film, she fell a bit short from my expectations. What made the film unbearable to a certain point was the performance of Matty ( played by an actress named Claudia Wit). Wit's performance was astoundingly atrocious, over-done without any ounce of passion. Wit's minor role in the film affected it majorly, and not in a good way. Overall, the film was mediocre at best.