Secrets on Sorority Row

Lifetime movies just get better and better! One of the best I've seen so far.

This film begins in 1997 with two friends named "Michelle" (Kristi Murdock) and "Kelly" (Holly Tatem) enrolling at a university and trying to join a sorority together. Unfortunately, during the initiation, Kelly consumes too much alcohol and accidentally falls down the stairs, leading to her death. The scene then shifts to 22 years later, with Michelle now a professor at that same university, feeling quite conflicted about her rebellious daughter "Quinn" (Kate Edmonds), who is now considering pledging to that same sorority. However, the issue is that Michelle isn't the only one with strong feelings about Quinn joining this sorority, as it soon transpires that there is a mysterious stranger who intends to punish everyone involved in that event 22 years ago. Now, rather than reveal any more, let me just say that this was one of those made-for-television movies that relied heavily on the element of mystery for its appeal--and it succeeded to a certain extent. Unfortunately, the plot was somewhat unrealistic, and the film lacked the necessary suspense for a production of this nature. At least, that is how it seemed to me. Be that as it may, while I don't consider this to be a bad film necessarily, the faults I just mentioned prevent me from rating it any higher than I have. Slightly below average.

This Lifetime movie was one of the better Sorority movies. It actually had a good story and plot. As others have commented on the twists, the ending was good. There have been some pretty bad acting lately in other Lifetime movies, but not here. Give it a watch and you might also like Who's Killing the Cheerleaders. Another good one!

Don't know why I keep watching these kinds of films. Always have a good storyline, but always end up being painfully predictable and badly, badly acted. I'll give this one a few extra marks as the ending was a bit of a surprise. There was kind of a double twist. But all in all, it wasn't very good.

I wasn't sure what to expect with another sorority movie from Lifetime. Seems like they've been cranking out a lot of them these days. But this one was surprisingly refreshing with some very talented unknowns who won't be for long! Lucy/Miranda actress Taylor Hanks was especially good.