And it was terrible. During the opening scene, I was hopeful that the movie would have a Revenge/Deception kind of vibe to it, but it didn't. First off, I believe the inheritance was only a million dollars? At the risk of sounding very first world, that's not enough money for all this drama. They own horses and that nice home on acreage and with their expensive taste....the inheritance should have at least been ten million for the movie to make sense.
As for the plot: the father has a heart attack at their daughter's party and he ends up dying not long after. On his deathbed, he admits to having an illegitimate son and Allison promises to look out for them. Well months later, the mom and son come to see if she meant it. This is where the movie lost me...you don't know them at all for the first thing. Did they really need to live on the property? They were strangers. Helping them find their own space would make more sense. I think they were going for a rich man/poor man, but it really didn't work for me. Lots of things going on in this movie. A plotline with the adults and a plotline with the "teens." It all eventually comes to a head in the climax that was alluded to in the opening scene. Not even joking, but the villain reveal and monologue happened so fast, I thought I missed something. This was just not a good movie. I hope the next time Lifetime does this plot, they flesh it out a little more.
As for the plot: the father has a heart attack at their daughter's party and he ends up dying not long after. On his deathbed, he admits to having an illegitimate son and Allison promises to look out for them. Well months later, the mom and son come to see if she meant it. This is where the movie lost me...you don't know them at all for the first thing. Did they really need to live on the property? They were strangers. Helping them find their own space would make more sense. I think they were going for a rich man/poor man, but it really didn't work for me. Lots of things going on in this movie. A plotline with the adults and a plotline with the "teens." It all eventually comes to a head in the climax that was alluded to in the opening scene. Not even joking, but the villain reveal and monologue happened so fast, I thought I missed something. This was just not a good movie. I hope the next time Lifetime does this plot, they flesh it out a little more.