...they telegraphed who the bad guy was. I mean, the instant the person appeared on screen, I knew it was the killer/stalker. That ruined any sense of suspense the movie could have had. So there was nothing else to keep my interest after that. It was especially bad since it happened relatively early in the film.
The technique of always hiding the bad guys' face throughout the movie just affirmed who it was. That was just very poor writing.
Another reviewer here said "The filmmakers kept the audience guessing about his identity". meaning the identity of the bad guy. Are you kidding me? Anyone who didn't know who the bad guy was as soon as they appeared should be ashamed of themselves. Judging by the number of high ratings in some of the reviews here, lots of people share that shame.
Mischa Barton looks good here and she is a good actress often better than needed form the movies she is in. Her fear looks real.
This fast paced Lifetime thriller is more exciting than average. It starts quite scary as her parents are killed. Then she hides for years and has a new identity but now he is back. It's quite exciting as the detective starts looking at all possible suspects.
It is nice. Just nice because it is the good choice after a work day. Three things are good in its case- the splendid predictability- you know the hustler too easy, Mischa Burton and, maybe, the smile and pectorals of Marco grazzini. Low budget, not high ambitions, a comfortable story, absurde, full of cliches, decent. And it is enough for see it out of expectations.
I'm giving this 6 stars and even that's a little bit of a stretch. For a lifetime flick it had some bigger ticket actors and actresses. Wasn't the worst film of all time. I'd recommend if you have a lazy day and you're bored.
When Dayton pulled up the files on his computer showing the personal information of both Paul Rogers and Detective John Bonham, the personal and business phone numbers in each file were exactly the same.
