Her Deadly Groom

OK, so I'm used to these movies following a formula; they all do. But this one had just about all of them in it. What else is there to say? You know who is going to get hurt or killed, you know the good guy won't know that the bad guy is bad until the last few minutes of the movie, and you have a quick, far-fetched ending where everyone lives happily ever after. There is more, but I don't want to waste more of my time pointing out every plot point that is common to these movies. Did I cite any spoilers? Not for anyone who has ever seen a Lifetime movie before.

There isn't even an attempt at any originality here. Even the title followed the Lifetime pattern. The writers just picked some formulaic plot points from column A and column B, mixed them together, and create a thoroughly predictable movie.

Even for a Lifetime movie, this one was disappointing. Some of them at least try to be a bit different, even if in only small ways. This one did not.

It was an ok movie. Predictable. The main character was annoying! She was such a soft spoken (who talks like that all the time?), wimpy character - very hard to like.

It would have been a good mov8if it wasn't so similar to the rest of Lifetime movies. The mother was so gullible, fell head over heel in love with someone she knew nothing about. Lifetime play a lot of movies where the ladies are always gullible and that take away from the movie been a good movie. Most certainly took a lot from this movie.

The acting is really bad and the Mother is so gullible. Don't waste your time.

I may not be the best person to review Her Deadly Groom, as it is the only Lifetime movie I've ever seen. However, compared to the usual made-for-television fare on other networks, the movie holds its own. The cast was professional. I was surprised to see Eric Roberts in this film, but he underplayed his role competently. Kate Watson as Allison was stuck with a part that would be difficult for any actor. It is hard to believe that her character is a bright entrepreneur when she is so slow on the uptake about her murderous new boyfriend. Michael DeVorzon is convincingly creepy as Vincent Black. The always dependable Kelly Erin Decker makes the viewer wish Brenna could be his/her best friend, as well as Allison's.

Production values were good with a nice mix of interior and exterior scenes, all well lighted and photographed. The editing, however, seemed severe. When I described this film as "Fast paced," I wasn't necessarily being positive. There are no lulls in the plot; it is constantly moving. Unfortunately, it felt as if characterization and plot development were sacrificed to keep the action going.

So, if you get a chance to see Her Deadly Groom, you definitely won't be bored, but you might find the plot difficult to believe.