Even for Lifetime, that's a bit much. I'm into martial arts (thanks to my dad) and I've taken classes and been at the range, I've traveled on my own....this idea that because I'm a woman, I should inherently be afraid is ridiculous. There is a difference between being aware of your surroundings at all times and being afraid of your shadow. Amanda is yet another gullible protag who can't see what's right in front of her. Double time in this one. I don't know...I use these movies as background noise, so my threshold for Lifetime silliness is high, but it's a lot harder to sympathize with Lifetime "heroines," than it is with, for example, Sidney from Scream. Nothing Amanda does is smart, and I feel like I'm watching a condescending PSA.
I'm tired of these movies playing us for idiots. For example...Jeannie's attack and murder....they wrote the attacked by someone she knows trope. Well duh, that could only be one person since she did not trust the cop. Why would she be at ease w/him at her door after he gave her a fright?! If you know someone's name you tend to use it and yet in an effort to throw the audience, she NEVER says it while screaming for her life. He was hooded but no face mask, so it makes even less sense. It's like they intentionally didn't have her react in the most likely natural way aka saying his name, asking him why he was dressed like that etc. Lifetime also consistently, with men and women, have the hooded/gloved/in black/with boots character NOT be the same body type/size of the actual villain. In an effort to throw us off. That's a lie, not a twist. The first death...why did that happen? Unless I blinked, there was no explanation or motivation for it. Actually, neither of the deaths made sense when you think about which villain killed them. Why would either killer do it? It's not like either victim was close to finding out the truth.
Speaking of "twist:" What a dumb ending! Why did he attack her originally? What was his motivation, other than being the last male to be declared a villain? I'm going to assume this movie ran out of money and they had to cut Villain #2's monologue so they could have the final scene. It wasn't clear that he felt jilted by their breakup since they were still friends, business partners, and she fell for him again anyway. It didn't need to be spelled out in the most basic of terms, but if he was truly guilty, why is he shouting he's innocent and why does she look confused and unsure (unless she's a bad actress. Possible). Villain #1 was clearly manipulative by all of his behaviors, so I expected to get some sense of why #2 chose to be a bad buy as well. Never happened.
IDK...I watched this movie to the end, but the blatant propaganda irritated me greatly. Amanda was beyond gullible and that is a trait that increasingly irritates me in Lifetime movies. You were attacked in your home, but you let someone you just met choose and install your new security system? The other male villain (since remember, they are ALL bad guys) tried to make her consider this and he was right! Although his villainy was telegraphed early on and to anyone that knows these movies. Some other predictable things: allergic reactions (anytime it's mentioned, it will be used)..death in garage and yet somehow the person doesn't really try to save themselves...dead best friend...I'm sure there were other examples.
Random observation: as a youngster, I loved Sweet Valley Twins/High/College and seeing the guy who played Bruce as, you guessed it, another creep, was so surreal. Also, I'm in my 30s but as I age, and some of these newer Lifetime movies are done by 20 somethings, they are not very intimidating unless they are really good actors...which is rare on this network.
Watch it once, but as another reviewer says, life is short so you might not finish it.
I'm tired of these movies playing us for idiots. For example...Jeannie's attack and murder....they wrote the attacked by someone she knows trope. Well duh, that could only be one person since she did not trust the cop. Why would she be at ease w/him at her door after he gave her a fright?! If you know someone's name you tend to use it and yet in an effort to throw the audience, she NEVER says it while screaming for her life. He was hooded but no face mask, so it makes even less sense. It's like they intentionally didn't have her react in the most likely natural way aka saying his name, asking him why he was dressed like that etc. Lifetime also consistently, with men and women, have the hooded/gloved/in black/with boots character NOT be the same body type/size of the actual villain. In an effort to throw us off. That's a lie, not a twist. The first death...why did that happen? Unless I blinked, there was no explanation or motivation for it. Actually, neither of the deaths made sense when you think about which villain killed them. Why would either killer do it? It's not like either victim was close to finding out the truth.
Speaking of "twist:" What a dumb ending! Why did he attack her originally? What was his motivation, other than being the last male to be declared a villain? I'm going to assume this movie ran out of money and they had to cut Villain #2's monologue so they could have the final scene. It wasn't clear that he felt jilted by their breakup since they were still friends, business partners, and she fell for him again anyway. It didn't need to be spelled out in the most basic of terms, but if he was truly guilty, why is he shouting he's innocent and why does she look confused and unsure (unless she's a bad actress. Possible). Villain #1 was clearly manipulative by all of his behaviors, so I expected to get some sense of why #2 chose to be a bad buy as well. Never happened.
IDK...I watched this movie to the end, but the blatant propaganda irritated me greatly. Amanda was beyond gullible and that is a trait that increasingly irritates me in Lifetime movies. You were attacked in your home, but you let someone you just met choose and install your new security system? The other male villain (since remember, they are ALL bad guys) tried to make her consider this and he was right! Although his villainy was telegraphed early on and to anyone that knows these movies. Some other predictable things: allergic reactions (anytime it's mentioned, it will be used)..death in garage and yet somehow the person doesn't really try to save themselves...dead best friend...I'm sure there were other examples.
Random observation: as a youngster, I loved Sweet Valley Twins/High/College and seeing the guy who played Bruce as, you guessed it, another creep, was so surreal. Also, I'm in my 30s but as I age, and some of these newer Lifetime movies are done by 20 somethings, they are not very intimidating unless they are really good actors...which is rare on this network.
Watch it once, but as another reviewer says, life is short so you might not finish it.