A Face to Kill for

I was surprisingly engaged by this TV movie which I caught one rainy Saturday on Lifetime. Once I started watching it, I was unable to stop watching. Crystal Bernard is very effective in her role as a woman betrayed who then tries to get her life back on track. The rest of the cast is fairly good as well though it was disappointing to me to lose Barry Corbin's character so early. As the other reviewer noted, there are some unique plot devices in this movie which make it stand above the average fare on television. In particular, the horse racing story line is most welcome. Overall, I would recommend this movie. It is worth the investment of your time.

There was a story to build upon - but it remained a story till end. The drama that a movie with such a theme could present was entirely missing. No drama; no suspense, no thrill. It didn't even manage to offer a worth viewing race. I was disappointed. Overall a useless movie.

Sure it follows the typical TV movie of the week formula (Disfigured woman thrown in jail for a crime she didn't commit, gets her face fixed and seeks revenge on those who wronged her), but it is actually pretty good.

Spoilers Ahead!!!

Crystal Bernard is a wonder as Allison, a young woman that was disfigured in a car accident, is thrown in jail for a crime that her husband was responsible for. While in jail, she gets her face fixed, and she goes after her(now ex)husband. Doug Savant is your typical TV villain, so don't expect something new. Some of the actors have incredible cliché accents (Like they watched "Gone With The Wind" and learned that way), but otherwise, it's a good movie.

After serving time for a crime she didn't commit based on trumped up charges by her husband(Doug Savant), a disfigured horse trainer(Crystal Bernard)has plastic surgery and sets out to ruin her now ex-husband. Actually a pretty good made-for-TV drama that also stars Barry Corbin, Connie Cooper, Claire Rankin and Country Music singer Billy Dean.

I.m a true "classic" film buff, so I was really surprised at how watchable this was And watchable is the ultimate test of a film. Well-crafted mystery-drama,few cliches,and horses and horseracing are more interesting than the usual drug/gangster themes.Not a "great" film, but enjoyable,worth watching.