"Seduced by a Killer" (a.k.a., "Dating to Kill," a.k.a., "Cradle Robber") recycles a familiar Lifetime movie theme: a mother's devotion for her daughter.
As apparent in the relationship of Jessica and her daughter Tessa, nothing (including an especially inept police force) can prevent the mother from keeping her daughter out of the clutches of an older man with a history of psychiatric problems. There is no father figure to Tessa, as appropriate for a Lifetime movie. Thus, everything is riding on the tenacity of Jessica to save her daughter from a psychopath.
Late in the picture, the filmmakers cleverly tied in an episode of an assault on a college campus that is the opening scene of the film. Jessica, who runs a successful styling salon, is desperately trying to thwart the efforts of a man named Eric, who is twice the age of her daughter, from dating her Tessa after they met online. The fragile Tessa is still in recovery from the death of her boyfriend, Will Radford, due to oleander poisoning.
A turning point in the film is when Jessica meets Eric for the first time. Tessa has paved the way for the meeting by telling her mom that "his name is Eric, and he wants to meet you." While Jessica does not recognize Eric, she senses something is not right and insists that Erica stop seeing Tessa. From that point on, the truth about Eric slowly begins to emerge.
The scenes in the styling salon were not very credible, as Jessica was continuously leaving her clients in midstream while they were in their chairs. The relationship of Jessica with a doctor named Christian also seemed forced, especially when the doctor violated medical ethics by searching for the medical history of Eric.
A breath of fresh air in the film was the Auntie Nancy, who had a good legal background and advised Jessica on her rights for pursuing a civil suit against Eric. She also kept a trusty revolver in her kitchen drawer. The final half hour of the film included good suspense, as Jessica is relentless in demonstrating a mother's love for her daughter.
As apparent in the relationship of Jessica and her daughter Tessa, nothing (including an especially inept police force) can prevent the mother from keeping her daughter out of the clutches of an older man with a history of psychiatric problems. There is no father figure to Tessa, as appropriate for a Lifetime movie. Thus, everything is riding on the tenacity of Jessica to save her daughter from a psychopath.
Late in the picture, the filmmakers cleverly tied in an episode of an assault on a college campus that is the opening scene of the film. Jessica, who runs a successful styling salon, is desperately trying to thwart the efforts of a man named Eric, who is twice the age of her daughter, from dating her Tessa after they met online. The fragile Tessa is still in recovery from the death of her boyfriend, Will Radford, due to oleander poisoning.
A turning point in the film is when Jessica meets Eric for the first time. Tessa has paved the way for the meeting by telling her mom that "his name is Eric, and he wants to meet you." While Jessica does not recognize Eric, she senses something is not right and insists that Erica stop seeing Tessa. From that point on, the truth about Eric slowly begins to emerge.
The scenes in the styling salon were not very credible, as Jessica was continuously leaving her clients in midstream while they were in their chairs. The relationship of Jessica with a doctor named Christian also seemed forced, especially when the doctor violated medical ethics by searching for the medical history of Eric.
A breath of fresh air in the film was the Auntie Nancy, who had a good legal background and advised Jessica on her rights for pursuing a civil suit against Eric. She also kept a trusty revolver in her kitchen drawer. The final half hour of the film included good suspense, as Jessica is relentless in demonstrating a mother's love for her daughter.