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5/10
Lurid Selfie
wes-connors14 July 2016
Later claiming she was contemplating having her "boobs done," pretty 18-year-old Tiera Skovbye (as Peyton Harris) takes some shirtless selfies. Nobody notices a glaring error, or lie; the photos would have no relevance to a breast-enhancing surgeon. What we really see is the young actress modeling her panties. She is generously displayed and the skimpy panties draw your eyes away from anything else. Probably, the camera did not show her topless, but you will have to replay while trying not to look down. From the "Revenge Porn" title, we know those photographs are going viral. Before you can say, "Jack Robinson," the ditty pictures are splashed all over the Internet. Of course, Ms. Skovbye's entire high school is posting about them. Even worse, the pictures are sent to Skovbye's proud parents Elisabeth Rohm and David Lewis (as Elaine and David Harris), along with everyone on their email contact lists...

Skovbye's good grades, "Dumforth" college scholarship and general sanity are threatened. Recovering from her shock, mother Rohm takes charge of the fight to save her daughter's sleazy reputation and catch the crook responsible for housing the sexy selfies...

This timely topic is so timely it was very recently seen as "Break-Up Nightmare" (2016), which isn't the first time a dirty pictures plot reared its naughty head. "Revenge Porn" takes two paths, which differs from the aforementioned movie. One has been used frequently, elsewhere, and another is less unoriginal. The latter is more interesting, but develops without much mystery or suspense. This angle is where director Monika Mitchell and writer Kendall Clark score some points, with an engrossing drone scene and a sufficiently menacing Levi Meaden (as Carl Cooke). Alas, his character is borderline silly. Best female friend Jodelle Ferland (as Audrey) does her best in a far too predictable role. It's all so routine, but Ms. Mitchell and her crew do move it along and keep raising attention. Their scenes get to the point and waste no time, making them add up to more than they're worth. The sexy photos pop up often.

***** Revenge Porn (6/8/2016) Monika Mitchell ~ Tiera Skovbye, Elisabeth Rohm, David Lewis, Jodelle Ferland
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1/10
A little dramatic...
This was kind of ridiculous ESPECIALLY for college. For one thing there's no actual nudity... I see worse pictures then that on my friends Instagram feeds, that they put there on purpose. Also... Umm I'm pretty sure everyone would side with the woman, we've progressed a tiny bit from the 50's..
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1/10
Too little too late
philfeeley14 October 2017
This might have been appropriate for 1996, but it's way too late in 2016. This is poorly written and badly directed.

Mom and daughter seek redress for revenge porn site. A great idea, but they run into too many roadblocks and unsympathetic citizens. I find it hard to believe that that many people visit a revenge porn site.

The fact that she gave no model release for the use of the photos on the site should be sufficient to have them taken down.

There is another film from 2016 with this title, different actors (Jodelle Ferland is not in it). Why would there be two, with the same plot in the same year?

In the other one, which is not here for some reason, the mother is played by Jennifer Dorogi, and the daughter by Celesta Deastis. The men are all horrible and most of the women righteous. Like I said, badly written.
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1/10
Cringe
olga-stefanova11 January 2019
This movie is a joke😂😂😂 cringe cringe I never though I would see such a bad movie
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7/10
Good But Not One of Lifetime's Best
HarleanHayworth12 July 2016
I was really looking forward to this Lifetime movie especially since I am a big fan of Elizbeth Rohm from Law & Order - she really should be working more! The movie starts out with the perfect parents and a beautiful teen who just got accepted into her dream college. For some silly reason she takes nude pictures of herself and saves them on her computer. Next thing she knows the pictures are online and EVERYONE has seen them. Her mother goes to war with the site that posted the pictures and he turns their life into a nightmare.

The topic of internet revenge porn was timely. This is a huge problem for women. The biggest lesson of this movie was do NOT take nude pictures ever for any reason!!! It was a pretty good movie but one of the twists was so obvious I guessed it right away (no spoilers here). I've seen better on Lifetime and I've seen worse. This was a good way to waste a couple of hours on a Sunday night. If you're a fan of cheesy Lifetime movies you should watch this one.
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7/10
Safety in Numbers!!!
lavatch1 December 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The film opens with Peyton Elizabeth Harris taking a set of racy pictures of herself as she is scantily clad while investigating online the subject of "breast augmentation." Along with the photo shoot, the film's soundtrack includes a song with the lyrics, "We will elevate our life!"

It turns out that Peyton's life is elevated to the level of a nightmare after her best friend Audrey (Auds) plays a vindictive prank when she discovers the photos on Peyton's laptop and sends them to the "Shutter Mug" site. In turn, a wacko named Edward Carl Cooke obtains the photos and places them on public display on his own devilish website called "Ex My Ex." Peyton's life and that of her family are now be endangered due to the deranged Cooke.

The screenplay was overloaded with subplots and intricate details about Cooke's plan and the coincidental relationship he had with Peyton's mom Elaine, when she was a history teacher named Miss Forrester. Eddie sat in the front row and wrote mash letters to his teacher. After she reported him, Eddie was expelled and sent to "juvie" where a guard "had his way" with him. Now, it is payback time for Eddie Cooke.

It was never made clear in the film who was the middleman named "John Smith" who had apparently alerted Cooke to the photos on Shutter Mug. It was a stretch as well to believe that Auds would not know the implications of sending out the photos in the first place that would damage the life of her "bestie" since kindergarten. And Eddie showing up inside the Harris home for one last demented act was approaching the point of absurdity in credibility.

The film's theme includes the mother-daughter bonding that will see them through this traumatic event. There is as well a unified effort from other women who have been victimized by Cooke's Ex My Ext site and join forces with Elaine to finally put a stop to his diabolical schemes. As one of the women remarks, there is always "safety in numbers" when it comes to what can be accomplished by a group of resolved women!
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8/10
Good flick
gideonzack10 March 2019
Liked it. Engaging and a good zone out type flick. For a lifetime movie it's pretty good. Thank me later!
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