The beginning scene had my heart on edge...but that's what you want from a thriller. I won't spoil a single thing because I think you'll enjoy it, or at least it will keep your attention. As I always notice, you can tell when Lifetime cares enough to make a good movie.
I will say, not everything here is new to movies, but it's executed really well. Lindsay is great, and I try to catch all of her movies. She's good in these kinds of roles and I'd say she stepped it up with this one. Kyle is basically always a creep on Lifetime (and the opposite on Hallmark lol), so that won't surprise you at all. The actor is very good at it. The rest of the cast is good as well, and there didn't seem to be any useless or wasted characters. Would like to say more but that would potentially spoil the story. There are some unexpected things that happen and the movie is interesting because of it. I didn't notice any gaping plot holes and that is appreciated. Even the camera tricks are well done. The psychological aspects are satisfactory and vague enough so that the movie isn't spouting off nonsense. The worst character in the movie is the detective. Such a chip on her shoulder, and biased to boot. So arrogant and yet so dumb (you'll see why).
Give it a watch. I watched it during the daytime (originally as work background noise) and still was properly creeped out. It's pretty dark compared to most of their thrillers that are often poorly acted and campy. I'll likely come back to this review in a couple of weeks or so after people have a chance to watch it, and add a few thoughts to my review.
Finally, I think the title Deadly Seduction makes it sound like one of the network's campy offerings. Sex, Lies, and Murder is a better title.
I will say, not everything here is new to movies, but it's executed really well. Lindsay is great, and I try to catch all of her movies. She's good in these kinds of roles and I'd say she stepped it up with this one. Kyle is basically always a creep on Lifetime (and the opposite on Hallmark lol), so that won't surprise you at all. The actor is very good at it. The rest of the cast is good as well, and there didn't seem to be any useless or wasted characters. Would like to say more but that would potentially spoil the story. There are some unexpected things that happen and the movie is interesting because of it. I didn't notice any gaping plot holes and that is appreciated. Even the camera tricks are well done. The psychological aspects are satisfactory and vague enough so that the movie isn't spouting off nonsense. The worst character in the movie is the detective. Such a chip on her shoulder, and biased to boot. So arrogant and yet so dumb (you'll see why).
Give it a watch. I watched it during the daytime (originally as work background noise) and still was properly creeped out. It's pretty dark compared to most of their thrillers that are often poorly acted and campy. I'll likely come back to this review in a couple of weeks or so after people have a chance to watch it, and add a few thoughts to my review.
Finally, I think the title Deadly Seduction makes it sound like one of the network's campy offerings. Sex, Lies, and Murder is a better title.
