This is clearly made for Lifetime, with all the obsession, stalking, drugged drinks and poisoned pies you could hope for. It moves quickly from start to finish and there are lots of great, funny lines.
The cast is excellent, especially Alissa Filoramo as "Violet," whose undying obsession with her high school boyfriend, twenty years after the fact, drives the narrative at a zippy pace. Also, Andrew Ghai, as conman "Oliver," has excellent presence, and switches from bitter ex-con to smooth-talking fraudster in nanoseconds.
Director Doug Campbell, a veteran of these movies, knows all the angles and details and delivers on all points.
Wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it or not, but I quickly got swept into it, sucked into it, and stayed with it until the end. Bravo!
The cast is excellent, especially Alissa Filoramo as "Violet," whose undying obsession with her high school boyfriend, twenty years after the fact, drives the narrative at a zippy pace. Also, Andrew Ghai, as conman "Oliver," has excellent presence, and switches from bitter ex-con to smooth-talking fraudster in nanoseconds.
Director Doug Campbell, a veteran of these movies, knows all the angles and details and delivers on all points.
Wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it or not, but I quickly got swept into it, sucked into it, and stayed with it until the end. Bravo!