Anniversary Nightmare (2019 TV Movie)
8/10
Women in Prison
23 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Liz and Andrew Thompson are celebrating their tenth anniversary in Hawaii when Liz wakes up to discover her husband has vanished. The blood on her neck makes her the number one suspect in the case. Of course, she has been framed, and "Anniversary Nightmare" (a.k.a., "Wrongfully Accused") plays out the saga of her proving her innocence.

Despite the fact that the body that was incinerated on Waikoloa Beach was clearly not that of Andrew Thompson, the police prosecute Liz. After her attorney mother raises the bail money, Liz returns to Los Angeles, where Judge Annabelle Valentini sentences her to prison without bail.

The heart and soul of the film occur within the walls of a correctional facility where Liz bonds with the women. A daring escape is made by Liz, who is assisted by the "underground." The relationships that Liz forms will be so important that the course of her life will be changed. The reunion of the women at the end was a touching scene that in fact packed more emotion than Liz's reunion with her husband.

The screenplay could have provided more details about Liz's background as an attorney that figured prominently in why her husband was kidnapped and she was framed for his murder. But the acting was uniformly excellent, especially the actress playing Liz. The film really belongs to her character and the ties that she forms with the women in orange jumpsuits.
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