A Criminal Affair

Decent acting, pretty good plot with a twist that is not completely obvious. There are some typical tropes throughout, but after a series of truly awful recent movies this one is a decent watch.

You'll know from the TV Guide write up on what the major plot points are - - but the last 15 minutes revealed one of the biggest plot twists I've seen in a long time.

Once again this is set in the "Lifetime Universe" where all sorts of unlikely things happen, like.....

1. College students visiting potentially dangerous prisoners, and the setting looks like High School.

2. Prisoners getting almost AUTOMATICALLY released from prison once someone else confesses to the crime.

3. A COLLEGE STUDENT finding new clues to a crime that has been reviewed and re-reviewed by Police.

I really did not expect what is revealed at the ending, so I suggest you give it a look.....

7/10.

Really is appallingly bad. Cringeworthy, corny script and hammy acting. Why would anyone waste money making it? The story is unbelievable. The characters one dimensional. I can't think of 1 reason to give it a star but there is no 0 star option.

College students Julia and Erin are creating a criminal profile for their criminology class and meet with their subject, Cole, a man who claims he is falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Julia is skeptical of Cole, but Erin quickly becomes engrossed with his charming demeanor. But when the girls' professor, Dr. Stone, learns who the subject of their research is, she cautions them to be mindful of Cole's infamously manipulative tactics to gain researchers' trust to prove his innocence. Julia heeds their professor's warning, but Erin throws caution to the wind and sleeps with Cole once he's released from prison. When Erin goes missing, Julia starts a frantic search to find her.

Lifetime thrillers get a bad rap for the simple plot and acting but this entry is quite good, has enough hooks and layers of character twist to pull you in. Not all what it seems - is Cole a master manipulator or an innnocent?

Julia and Erin have been assigned a project to track down a handsome convict and interview him for their college criminal science project. Conveniently, he's released shortly after serving 12 years but Julia doesn't think he committed the murder and goes on a hunt to track down the real killer. Movie holds up rather well with a good script and good acting. Definitely recommended.