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To Love, Honor and Deceive

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
428
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Vanessa Marcil in To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)
CrimeDramaMystery

A woman gets involved with a policeman after her husband, a complete scoundrel, and her son are lost at sea and presumed dead.A woman gets involved with a policeman after her husband, a complete scoundrel, and her son are lost at sea and presumed dead.A woman gets involved with a policeman after her husband, a complete scoundrel, and her son are lost at sea and presumed dead.

  • Director
    • Michael W. Watkins
  • Writer
    • David Rosenfelt
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Marcil
    • James Wilder
    • Leland Orser
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    428
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael W. Watkins
    • Writer
      • David Rosenfelt
    • Stars
      • Vanessa Marcil
      • James Wilder
      • Leland Orser
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Vanessa Marcil
    Vanessa Marcil
    • Sydney Carpenter
    James Wilder
    James Wilder
    • Det. Jim Sanders
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
    Rosalind Chao
    Rosalind Chao
    • Sydney's Unnamed Friend
    John Capodice
    John Capodice
    • Attorney Forays
    William R. Moses
    William R. Moses
    • Nicholas Bennett
    Thomas Gibson
    Thomas Gibson
    • Matthew Carpenter…
    Christian Durango
    • Adam Carpenter
    Mitchell Laurance
    Mitchell Laurance
    Carl McIntyre
    • Vincent
    • (as Carl Mcintyre)
    Andrew Masset
    Andrew Masset
    • Director Walters
    • (as Andrew Massett)
    Fred Nash
    • Captain Jensen
    Stephanie Allen
    • Mary Buchanan
    Diana Taylor
    • FBI Attorney
    Janet Sherkow
    Janet Sherkow
    • Librarian
    Dean Mumford
    • Willie Zimmer
    John Bennes
    • Daniel Cleamons
    Ralph Wilcox
    Ralph Wilcox
    • Detective Barnes
    • Director
      • Michael W. Watkins
    • Writer
      • David Rosenfelt
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    4asage19

    well... not great!

    There are some good actors in this. I just wish the actress chosen for the heroine were a better actress. The plot isn't bad, but the writing ain't great. The interpersonal scenes, such as between the heroine and the cop, the fbi guy and his boss... I zipped right through those, because they drag it down. The pacing is awkward, the acting is mostly unconvincing. I'm thinking that since it's a tv movie, and it's the nineties, maybe it was aimed at soap-opera fans. It's too bad, 'cause it's not a bad story, and there is some good acting (Rosalind Chao comes to mind), but they're doing the best they can with what they have to work with.
    9wwjdjul

    The protected Wife

    Was a really good movie and I would watch it again because it was just that good I never got board and I always kept me guessing
    4captainronbailey

    Basic story line

    Don't get me wrong. If you are a fan of Lifetime (bore time) movies you will enjoy this one. Please feed the actresses before they waste away! The beautiful people rule in this film.
    Jeremiah_16

    One Great Movie!!!

    This movie was a great movie , great plot , and even though the actors weren't that famous they did a good job acting. It is truely too bad that this movie didn't recieve the recognition that it truely deserved because this is a good movie . I recomend this movie to everyone , no matter what your type of movie you prefer because this movie will make your day .

    Jeremy
    4synonym4shedog

    Frustrating stew of credibility problems

    Not sure what I expected, but in many ways this was a disappointment of a thriller. The protagonist's (Vanessa Marcil) attitude, her intent from the very beginning to get her son back (but not the husband), had me confused. A little back story of marital problems would have been most welcome -- especially since the actor portraying the husband (Thomas Gibson) acted rings around the official police detective love interest (James Wilder).

    The whole FBI subplot thing -- including the courtroom scenes -- had no credibility at all, and Agent Lassiter (Leland Orser) was such a chore to watch that at one point I considered just turning the blame thing off. And the wife's best friend (Rosalind Chao) was never even given the dignity of a name.

    Maybe some other viewers will be satisfied with the ending. I do not feel that much of a job was done knitting up plot lines. I was left thinking, "Wait, is that all there is? What about A and B and C?"

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    • Trivia
      The ID the uniformed cop looks at outside of the hospital room says "General Hospital". General Hospital (1963) is the soap opera the movie's star, Vanessa Marcil was appearing on at the time this movie was made.

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Protected Wife
    • Filming locations
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert Greenwald Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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