Die Spannerin - Spiel mit dem Feuer

A writer starts a relationship with a neighbour she has been spying on. Madeline Zima from the Nanny is all grown up and while she is sweet she is not sexy enough for this type of romantic obsession movie. Can't buy the guy being so into her. She's a bit out of his league.

Don't think Lifetime should do this kind of movie.

It was just so bad.. plus so much of what the movie tells us in the first five minutes tells us what's gonna happen later.

Not worth watching if you're looking for an actual thriller. However, if you're looking for a melodramatic film to inspire chuckles, this is it.

In the beginning, she is looking at the man from a window that appears to face outside of her apartment. To me, the view from the window is furthest from the front door facing outwards. Why the heck does the guy live in front of her door earlier in the hallway? Other than that, the main character is too hazy for my taste. I didn't like costumes / wardrobe. But, the character, Nora, does use the word undulate very tastefully and I enjoyed that. That's why I gave it a 2. Such a critical perspective error makes the movie feel impossible, and other elements from this movie don't help it's believability.

Remember Madeline Zima from HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE and THE NANNY as a wonderful child actress. She was cute then and worked well in her roles. In some case child actors grow into adult roles quite well and some don't. In this case Zima didn't. She seems stiff and without energy in her acting. It is also hard to accept that the incredible Brian Ames could ever want to be with her at all. This handsome actor goes crazy over her. She starts it all by being a peeping Tom watching his nightly trysts from her window. Then he goes after her, which is hard to believe as she in not a looker for his kind of looks. So she snoops into his life, including breaking into his apartment and at one time when he is in her apartment she accuses him of breaking in. Duh. It just doesn't work in my book. Zima is a nice looking girl but not adult enough to play this kind of a role. And Ames is certainly adult and sexy enough for any role in my book. Too bad.