A radio psychologist gives some advice to a distraught woman desperate to escape from an abusive partner.A radio psychologist gives some advice to a distraught woman desperate to escape from an abusive partner.A radio psychologist gives some advice to a distraught woman desperate to escape from an abusive partner.
William R. Moses
- Kyle Lundstrom
- (as William Moses)
- …
Sally Clelford
- Sales Clerk
- (as Sally Cleford)
Anna-Marie Frances Lea
- Gladice
- (as Anna Marie Frances Lea)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlexandra Paul and William R. Moses started together in three Perry Mason TV movies, Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989), Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989), and Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Murder in My House (2006)
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You wreak my life. I'll destroy yours. That's tit for tat for ya!
A radio psychologist Dr. Liz Manners who offers relationship advice, finds her own life is in crisis, when she learns that because of her career ambition, her husband is having an affair. This has suddenly all come up to the surface, as one of her caller's obsessive husband has sworn revenge against her. He believes Manners drove his wife away from him and when trying to flee his controlled loved, she's killed by a passing car. So, three months have past and he goes by the name of "Ken Malansky" to gain Manners' trust. He pretends to be interested in her business, but secretly he wants to destroy her life in the process.
Why do I put myself in these situations of watching these bland made-for-television Lifetime presentations? I guess I'm hoping for something special. "A Lover's Revenge" keeps one watching, but it just never pays off, as it moves onto one lifeless and very, very contrived scene after another. I can't knock that it's not competently made, but this cookie-cutter thriller just doesn't generate much suspense and becomes too predictable in its implausibly elaborated make-up and over-explained details. Routine dialogues motivated by a bloated script seems to be building up something that never takes off. One real nagging element was how clueless the central characters are about what's really going on. The conveniently twisty story is pure trash at heart, glossed up by slick and polished filming techniques. The distant direction is simply going through the motions and falling into forced patterns. Some absurd actions that do occur are eye-rolling stuff. The tenable performances are particularly good, however William R. Moses was something far less then dominating as the psychopath. There were two choices; having hammy fun or playing it with subtle sinisterness. He was somewhere in between, but never could manage to pull it of convincingly. Alexandra Paul is adorably strong and potent as Dr. Liz Manners. There is capable support in the likes of Gary Hudson and Gabrielle Carteris.
It'll pass the muster if your looking for something comfortable, but I wouldn't go to big lengths to see it. Passably watchable.
Why do I put myself in these situations of watching these bland made-for-television Lifetime presentations? I guess I'm hoping for something special. "A Lover's Revenge" keeps one watching, but it just never pays off, as it moves onto one lifeless and very, very contrived scene after another. I can't knock that it's not competently made, but this cookie-cutter thriller just doesn't generate much suspense and becomes too predictable in its implausibly elaborated make-up and over-explained details. Routine dialogues motivated by a bloated script seems to be building up something that never takes off. One real nagging element was how clueless the central characters are about what's really going on. The conveniently twisty story is pure trash at heart, glossed up by slick and polished filming techniques. The distant direction is simply going through the motions and falling into forced patterns. Some absurd actions that do occur are eye-rolling stuff. The tenable performances are particularly good, however William R. Moses was something far less then dominating as the psychopath. There were two choices; having hammy fun or playing it with subtle sinisterness. He was somewhere in between, but never could manage to pull it of convincingly. Alexandra Paul is adorably strong and potent as Dr. Liz Manners. There is capable support in the likes of Gary Hudson and Gabrielle Carteris.
It'll pass the muster if your looking for something comfortable, but I wouldn't go to big lengths to see it. Passably watchable.
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- lost-in-limbo
- Apr 11, 2007
Details
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
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