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Parent and child relationships through those difficult teenage years (and as they blossom through to adulthood) can be an awkward time and confrontational period for both parents and their children and sometimes one or both parties choose not to ask or answer the obvious and/or difficult question(s) about the child(s) relationship with their first boyfriend/girlfriend. In this case a young teenage girl named Sarah Collins (Matreya Scarrwener) develops a crush on an aggressive boy named Rob Tennison (Callan Potter) and when the opportunity to be away from their parents at a cottage is accepted both teenagers agree to have sex for the first time.

The story of the abusive relationship of the boyfriend/girlfriend who then wants to control his girlfriend's/boyfriend's every move happens time and time again. I am sure most of us can recall in our past lives a similar physical/mental abuse case that either ourselves, a family member, and/or a close friend experienced with their significant other. I myself recall back in the 1980's when a friend of mine who had a 20 something aged son who broke up with his girlfriend only to find that her son was responsible for spying on his ex-girlfriend as she slept with a new boyfriend and when the new boyfriend departed after his overnight fling, my friend's son went into his ex-girlfriend's house, murdered her out of rage and jealousy and stuffed her body into her parents freezer in the basement. He served a deserved life term in prison as a result of this enormous error in judgement . This young man's parents were kind and caring parents, and the son was polite but people do strange things and some of us react in a manner most of us would never think to do.

In the case of Rob Tennison who first physically abused his girlfriend Sarah and then later culminating by cowardly murdering his young teenage girlfriend who he felt he was losing "control over" allowed for early enough warning signs in their young relationship that should have, or could have been caught, by her friends and/or her own mother. I guess the message this film tries to resonate is "If you see something, SAY something"

More importantly there are thousands if not millions of wives/husbands who have stayed in a long term physical and/or emotional abusive relationship that they just cannot seem to get out of. Don't be another statistic in another abusive relationship that may lead to murder or even permanent damage. If you, your friend and/or a family member are involved (or know someone else who is involved) in a mental or physical abusive relationship then contact the appropriate authorities and STOP any further abuse before it is too late.

The acting in this made for TV film is very well done, and the story evolves as unfortunately expected. I hope many people take the time to watch this film and I would go as far as to suggest it may make for a good school curriculum in students preparing written papers that can be evaluated and graded by professionals to assist in determining those early signs of abuse before it is too late for both potential victims as well as their perpetrators who could get the early professional help that they so desperately need.

I give this educational and eye opening film a deserved 7 out of 10 IMDB rating.

I have watched the original version of this movie numerous times, but I would never watch this version again. Newer TV movies aren't re-watchable like the ones from the old days, but besides that, I feel this particular version was much more emotional and heavy, too much so for me.

I thought the casting of all the main players was good. I'm not understanding this theory that Fred Savage and the lastest guy to play the role were too nice looking, too innocent looking.

What does an abuser look like? Is he supposed to look rough and tough? Guys who look like nice guys can't beat the crap out of someone and make them feel horrible? Thinking like that is stupid, and obviously it isn't true.

I feel some people don't realize this movie and the original are based on a true crime, so they think it is OK to make insensitive statements.

Believable because sadly this happens every day. The one part that really bugged me though was Mira Sorvino as the judge. She was almost in tears and obviously showing her bias. A judge is not supposed to be emotional on the stand in any way so that was fail and very bad acting.

I loved the first version of this movie but sometimes things are better off left alone. The only believable actor was Nicki, she really was good. The scenes jumped so much around it was awful. No ones acting was believable when they found there daughter & friend in the lake. Even the background music was annoying. If I could of rated this lower than a 1 I sure would of.

I actually thought this movie was done very well. I have missed seeing Shannen on the screen during her battle with cancer. Glad to see her back. I am not sure why anyone would rate this movie low. It is a Lifetime TV movie all of them are pretty good, but not meant to be a big screen production. If you watch TV movies you would already know this. Anyway, I think that this was a great example of a DV teen relationship. They don't want anyone to know, the guy makes them feel amazing one minute and the next abuses them. I wish there were more of these to bring awareness. You hear about other issues but never DV teen relationships.

Good message, but the original was much better. Horrible acting! Shannon Doherty was the only decent person in it.

When I saw the 1996 version with Fred Savage and Candace Cameron, I remember being invested in it all the way through. I remember feeling every emotion that Stacy (Cameron) felt, even though I hadn't experienced what she did.



This remake is just as outstanding as its predecessor with Matreya Scarrwener playing the main character, now named Sarah, and Callan Potter as Rob, her devoted boyfriend. When I say devoted, I mean devoted to controlling her and abusing her every step of their relationship.



This is a true story about a 16-year-old teen who murdered his 14-year-old girlfriend. A boy who felt justified in inflicting physical, emotional, and mental abuses at Sarah, then who showed no remorse, just cold empty soulless eyes as he was sentenced to a life sentence in 1992 for first-degree murder.



A story of a boy who moved fast onto his victim, made her, yes, made her be with him, stay with him, no matter what he did to her, who refused to let her have any friends, who blamed her for his own insane jealousy and fits of anger. Scarrwener honors Amy's (whom Sarah is based on) memory. The entire movie, she is happy, bright, enjoying life, and when Rob hurts her, she cowers, feels guilty, loses her vivacity all the while trying to please him. Watching her endure the torments of her abuser tore at my heart. She had a wonderful support system, primarily her best friend and mother, but she felt obligated to stand by Rob. And when she left him, he still found a way to trick her just once more so that he could kill her.





Shannon Doherty plays Sarah's mother with grace, a loving mother who can't see the darkness her daughter experiences because Sarah is too ashamed to let her know. She is so good at excusing Rob's behavior, at hiding her own pain, at doing whatever it takes to appease him that it just grips your very soul.



Young adults need to see this film, and the original. There are so many important lessons here for young teens, for parents, for friends of the abused and the abuser.

This is beyond terrrible as far as remakes are concerned. The original is 100% better. Yuck

Bad acting, bad continuity.

Good update to the domestic violence for teens. I remember the older movie. Fred Savage was wrong in the first one too angelic looking.

The acting is good. The violence is quite spontaneous looking well acted and scary.

I haven't seen a serious issue Lifetime movie for a while and this is a welcome departure from the psycho thriller theme.

Nice to see Shannen so healthy and pretty again after her illness.

I liked the one with Fred Savage and Candance Cameron better. Why can't they come up with something new??

I liked the first version of this movie with Candace Cameron Bure much better. However, this version was good too. This isn't the first time LMN aired a movie about teenagers getting abused by their boyfriends. Its sort of the norm. But this one feels a little different from the rest. I'm not sure If I like the actress they picked for the main Character. It was great to see Shannen Doherty back on the small screen. She was great in the film. It was nothing special but still a little entertaining, to say the least.

The original from the 90's was a good film and didn't need to have a remake.

The closing statement that the judge in this remake made was a lot similar to the closing statement the judge in the original version made.

"How many of you have been hit? Who among you slaps your girlfriend? Well, this is against the law; it's wrong... and you watched it happen to Sarah and you did nothing. You have a responsibility to the people you care about. If you see them hurting or see them in trouble, you step in and do something about it. Tell someone so that this does not happen again."

Silence has claimed the lives of many. While one may understandably feel as though they have no right to intervene, abuse and sexual assault cases can prove to have tragic consequences. Help the ones you love. Tell someone, and urge them to do the same.

I went into this movie with high hopes. I really liked the original version with Candace Cameron & Fred Savage so I thought this one may live up to its predecessor. I was wrong. Older lifetime movies are always better in my opinion. The low score is because the acting wasn't believable, aside from Nikki. It came off really cheesy. Especially Rob & Sarah's characters. However, I do believe this is a movie all teens, boys & girls alike, should watch. Whether it be this version or the '96 version. Domestic violence is real & it happens more than we realize. The low score is just for bad acting, not the story itself .

This movie had some very emotional and powerful scenes. The acting was great and the movie was a great example of what domestic violence looks like in a teen relationship. I hope teenagers watch this and consider telling someone if they or one of their friends is involved in a situation like this. I hope it bring courage to many to be able to speak up. It can save lives and brings awareness to all involved.

As a man I found this movie so terribly sad, but even sadder is that it's based on a true story. We have to stop domestic violence there's no place for it in our society. It was so well produced and totally believable. I'll always remember this movie, most I watch then kind of forget but not this.

This is typical psycho obsession with love movie. Like many other lifetime movies, but with worse ending. There is lack of story or details. But there are realistic and natural parts. What can we observe in this movie is that where there is obsession+rejection, there are consequences, like in any other areas of life, not just love. While we can't learn any specific lesson from this movie, because some people will just not give up or are unpredictable. We at least can learn that we are half responsible for what happens to us from any criminal or psychopath. Best thing we could do is to as early as possible take maximum distance, security, precaution. Once we get close it is too late. But even that is just enough to protect ourselves only, and not other possible victims. This raises awareness of obsessions, and consequences of rejection. We should be more aware of any obsessions, psychos, wounds, crimes, and weaknesses.

I personally felt a sense of deja vu while watching this movie. All students should be made aware of this issue before boys, girls and peer pressure take over. Death is not always the outcome. Years of abuse can follow as well as abuse of their children. This movie is a must see for girl and boy early teens.

I just commented yesterday on the movie The Bad Seed. This was the first movie that swore, with the (s) word. Twice. Now, after watching No One Would Tell, they said the (s) word in that movie. Unbelievable. I realize, if no one says anything, then we will see this constantly. You then cannot watch a mystery without listening to swearing or seeing a ton of sexual scenes, although they are trying to do this more also. People will just stop watching. I hope. The movies are not that great, so it would not be difficult. So anything made in 2018 won't be watched. This might sound prudish, but where do we draw the line of tastelessness? The only way to stop it, is to stop watching. This is nothing more than being crude, at our expense.

I had never heard of the original until after watching this one and looking up more info/reviews. Went into this knowing nothing more than the little blurb on foxtel.

Well, what started out with me thinking it was going to be a light fluff of a movie starts to veer in a very different direction about 15 mins in. I am really glad to have watched this, by the end you feel like these people are your friends or your daughter, your sister, your mother....just as it actually could be in real life. What would you do and how would you cope to be this person or a loved one suffering violence.

For the time being i am not going to watch the original because i don't like comparing, each would have its own merit. This was well acted, enough to the point for it to "stick" with you - also keeping in mind we view this through the eyes of young teens. Well done effort to share a subject matter that is distressing and real.