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Liz, newly returned home after a mental breakdown, must welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a vivacious young woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.Liz, newly returned home after a mental breakdown, must welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a vivacious young woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.Liz, newly returned home after a mental breakdown, must welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a vivacious young woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.
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Michael Fullerton
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Lifetime, what did I expect
It's very sad to see beautiful, talented Jennifer Beals in a film like this, but such is the price of turning 50 in Hollywood. I give her credit -- she works much more than many other women her age. I think she could have afforded to skip this one.
Beals stars as Liz, a woman who has had a mental breakdown and recently returned to her family. She is the breadwinner; her husband Gabe is an out-of-work musician trying to put an album together. One day a young woman shows up, says her name is Caitlin and that she's Gabe's daughter. Her mother is deceased, and her will directed her daughter to him.
Since Caitlin is living out of her car, the family moves her in, and before long, she is causing problems as they await the DNA results. For one thing, she kisses her brother on the lips. Strange things begin to happen to Liz's work - files disappear when she's trying to make a presentation at work, for instance. Before long, Liz feels like she's ready for the asylum again.
It won't be hard to figure this one out. Thanks to Beals, it's not as bad as it could have been. One problem - for a presentation as major as the Beals character was giving, one would think she would have had those files on a jump drive in her office. Just saying. I saw it on Lifetime, which says it all.
Beals stars as Liz, a woman who has had a mental breakdown and recently returned to her family. She is the breadwinner; her husband Gabe is an out-of-work musician trying to put an album together. One day a young woman shows up, says her name is Caitlin and that she's Gabe's daughter. Her mother is deceased, and her will directed her daughter to him.
Since Caitlin is living out of her car, the family moves her in, and before long, she is causing problems as they await the DNA results. For one thing, she kisses her brother on the lips. Strange things begin to happen to Liz's work - files disappear when she's trying to make a presentation at work, for instance. Before long, Liz feels like she's ready for the asylum again.
It won't be hard to figure this one out. Thanks to Beals, it's not as bad as it could have been. One problem - for a presentation as major as the Beals character was giving, one would think she would have had those files on a jump drive in her office. Just saying. I saw it on Lifetime, which says it all.
Maybe a 10??
The whole story is ridiculous.and the acting is awful. The scenes themselves are terrible because they make no sense. The main character has a huge presentation to do, she shows 3 picture and everyone loves it....Meeting over?? So bad we just couldn't turn away. We've rarely enjoyed laughing so hard at a movie.
Um... wow
This movie was insane! I felt on the edge of my seat the whole time! The acting was better than most Lifetime movies. Once the ending came, it felt like a whole mess. But an entertaining awesome type of mess! Jennifer Beals was amazing! She really showed how insane a person can get.
Good but should've been better if it wasn't Made for TV
A Wife's Nightmare is very interesting considering that it's based off real events. It's one of those made for TV drama's; It's watchable and entertaining. The acting was so so. The plot was a little all over the place which made the movie a little confusing at certain points. But understanding the made for TV restrictions It gets a passing grade from me. I truly feel that this would've been a much better film if it wasn't made for TV.
Great story cuz it's real life
Ok, the acting wasn't great but this is a poetic justice film and women will appreciate how it shows a women who was gaslighted to the point of having a mental breakdown, then being made to believe her fears were baseless and gaslighted some more. That will sound very familiar to a lot of women. To the angry men dismissing this as typical Lifetime, if you're not a loser toying with people then stop taking it so personally. This film just keeps you guessing until the last 20 minutes, then all hell breaks loose. Rewarding ending.
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Liz arrives at the ridgewood office of statistics to speak to the front desk receptionist. You can see clearly on the back wall picture of former President Barack Obama. This movie was filmed in Canada.
- GoofsBefore the spilt-wine scene, the casserole dish has no potholders; Liz serves the son first, then the daughter. After wine-spilt scene. No potholders for the casserole dish. Liz serves the son first, then the daughter. After the spilt-wine episode, the daughter never finishes drying herself off. Her son's plate has no food on it when they ask to go out after dinner and the dinner forks have not left the napkins.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What Happens in A Wife's Nightmare? (2022)
- SoundtracksFly Away
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