Review Contains Spoilers Mariel Hemingway- wow I was surprised to see her in this movie, I haven't seen her in anything for ages. I didn't like her acting in this movie, but to be fair, maybe it was because the script was so weak. I don't recommend anyone watch this movie, but for those of us who have here are the good points and the inane points of the movie.
Good Points - John Watton as the creepy stalker. He played his character to the hilt. If I ever saw a dude who looked and acted like this, I would immediately think stalker, child pornographer- something bad. The laughable part is when Hemingway's secretary tells Hemingway, 'you've got a new patient and he's kinda cute. Yeah, not so much...
Inane Points - Psychiatrist confiding personal matters to a patient. I am definitely no expert in this field, but really, isn't it the first thing and last thing they tell you in psychiatry school to never confide personal information to your patients about yourself- Good Will Hunting stuff aside. C'mon, these are people with serious emotional issues- especially someone with a clear obesessive disorder? I think this 'doctor' would be better off joining another profession.
Okay, that's it.
Good Points - John Watton as the creepy stalker. He played his character to the hilt. If I ever saw a dude who looked and acted like this, I would immediately think stalker, child pornographer- something bad. The laughable part is when Hemingway's secretary tells Hemingway, 'you've got a new patient and he's kinda cute. Yeah, not so much...
- Maggie Castle as the teenage daughter. Young actresses need to get experience from somewhere, even if it is in bad TV movies. She played a good authentic confused teenager.
Inane Points - Psychiatrist confiding personal matters to a patient. I am definitely no expert in this field, but really, isn't it the first thing and last thing they tell you in psychiatry school to never confide personal information to your patients about yourself- Good Will Hunting stuff aside. C'mon, these are people with serious emotional issues- especially someone with a clear obesessive disorder? I think this 'doctor' would be better off joining another profession.
- Okay, the police are no help with a runaway daughter. What is a worried financially well-to-do mother to do? Hire a private investigator? No that would be too easy. Just sit by the phone and hope and pray your daughter hasn't been run over by a bus and calls you. After she confides in her psycho patient through that conversation happens to recall a boy she smoked pot with, the psycho is able to track down the boyfriend in one day after threatening one of the daughter's friends.
- John Walter's criminal past. Two points here. How it all comes together for Marial Hemingway. She is listening to a recording of John speaking vaguely about things in his sessions, she looks at a picture of her daughter in a blue sweater. Why, he must be trying to kidnap her! I didn't get it. Secondly, she calls and finds out two months ago her mentor was murdered through his wife. She then googles the murder and there is a police photo of John. If he was the murderer, wouldn't it be more than two months for a court trial, sentencing and prison time? If he is a public suspect- shouldn't the police be holding him or something. If he isn't, why in the heck is his picture posted via a google search? - First most ludicrous moment. I dig the Fatal Attraction ending to a movie. You think the psycho is dead, but they're not. But c'mon, John was shot in the freaking back with what appeared to be a pretty potent handgun. You would be thinking significant blood loss, maybe some paralysis from being shot in the spine. But no. Apparently the gun was loaded with fusili because a minute later he comes strolling in the room looking perfectly find- has the strength to hold and threaten the daughter, converse with Hemingway kiss the daughter etc.
- Second most ludicrous moment. What in the world was the daughter hiding- a box cutter? And why does John look down at it in horror- did she stab him with it? Was he horrified by the sudden betrayal after the kiss? I didn't see any blood or tear in his sweater when Hemingway shot him, so doesn't look like the daughter stabbed him. But how was that going to hurt him if a gunshot in the back didn't? Better than nothing I guess.
Okay, that's it.