Hit and Run

Seen years ago & recently rewatched.. Joanna did wrong however with a spouse & friends like that,honestly can you blame her? Superficial,conditional and fake.

The life she had seemed like a performance,as if she displayed cracks it somehow fell negatively on her.

When the movie began she was coloring her hair,when her husband called out she quickly buried the box in the trash.

Her spouse took vows including in bad times they had years together,kids,was a great wife,mom & friend.. Yet everyone turned instantly,as though it was a stranger.

Sure forgiving might of took time but if you look at her legal punishment,sad the detective & courts found less fault in her actions.

I think the husband cared more about his life,image,work & she just had to make things easy for him.. Doing parties,etc.

Towards the movies end you see that she dressed more casual & no longer colored her hair,allowed herself to be just who she is.

Casting,acting,cinematography was nicely done.

Was it clichéd? Sure.

This was decent or back when Lifetime,knew how to make quality movies.

Worth viewing it,if you never have.

This is such a great movie to watch and all the actors put together a great film which would be enjoyed by everyone! It is very emotional in parts, so when you watch it grab a box of tissues to keep you company!! This movie doesn't deserve a rating below 10/10!

Joanna Kennd was driving home in the rain and hit a kid on bicycle when she tried to fetch something from her purse. She went to investigate and found the child is too seriously hurt to be moved, so she went for help. When she returns, she was waved off by the cops. Thus began the tormented journey for Joanna until she made things right in the end. Joanna, played by Margaret Colin is completely believable in the role. Her every grimace, hesitations conveyed the guilt and conflict (will she see her own daughters again). Margaret Colin has been one of my favorite actress since I first saw her in Independence Day. She adds a womanly grace to everything she does, even in playing a woman who had done some wrong. Thanks to Colin's excellent performance, this movie was captivating from beginning to end, despite a simple story line. There was enough happen stances to make it interesting and of course Margaret Colin pushed it over the top. With the success of Independence Day, I wish Ms Colin to land more substantial roles beyond television. Nine out of ten stars.

"Hit and Run" is a shattering story starring the always wonderful Margaret Colin as a society lady who "has it all" until she hits a child with her car and leaves the scene. Hence the title.

The tragedy is that she goes to call for help and returns, but is frightened away by angry passers-by who think the hitter abandoned the scene. This was made in the days when not everyone had a cell phone or there wouldn't be a story.

Colin's guilt and anguish are palpable and cause her to act so strangely that a detective gets onto her right away. Her lies sink her deeper and deeper into a self-loathing hole, causing her to make a bad situation worse.

This is a very thought-provoking story, and one can't help but to feel this lady's pain, wishing throughout that she would simply come clean.

As a TV movie, thanks to Colin and a strong script, this is a well above average TV movie.

Someone else wrote that this movie was told inaccurately but here's my take on the movie itself as it's told...

I think the acting was good, especially by the main actress!

I will say that the preview sentence you read before seeing the movie made it seem that the main character was much worse than it comes out in the movie! I would suggest that you watch it!