Stalked by a Reality Star

Unlikely scenario of a reality star who becomes obsessed with a teenage girl. Why her? No good reason. Things play out routinely by Lifetime thriller standards.

Not a must watch.

Let's make it adequately clear that I enjoy a movie with a line or scene so stupid that I have to backtrack to watch it over in utter amazement that I had just witnessed something so shockingly and hilariously dumb, and I was able to do that a few times with this one. Robert Scott Wilson does a very effective job in his reality star/stalker character but the good news stops there. The mother's character comes across as more bipolar than the stalker ... that crazy kind of bi-polar where was genuinely concerned for everyone around her because I was certain she'd change into an axe murderess or a werewolf at any moment, even though her character isn't bi-polar, nor written to be all that intimidating, or a werewolf. The daughter mostly repeats the same line over and over again --- "I'm not lying! Everyone else is lying!" --- giving Emily Bader a chance to really show off her range (seriously, she seemed to be a competent TV actress, this role was just horridly written). Angela Lieb as the stalker's mother really stole the show by playing her role like she was fresh out of a 1940s mobster serial. The story arcs around the notion that a girl who has been seeing --- and calling and texting --- with a man has no way to prove she's ever had contact with the man even though he still answers calls and texts super-creepily. I am not actually spoiling anything here. That simple, adequate evidence of their phone contact is never sought. Amazingly, the daughter, the mother, and an entire team of investigators just never seem to think of it. This movie could have been over in 30 minutes. The whole thing lands with a resounding collective thud ... but, you know, it's the kind of trainwreck I'd sit through another time. I should probably seek counseling.

Robert Scott Wilson is some serious eye candy in this unique twist on a stalker story. Instead of some unstable nobody pursuing an unsuspecting girl, we get a famous millionaire pursuing a smart self-protective girl.

Character Development/Writing Quality: Great dialogue, good pacing, and impressive 'perfect' acting by the reality star, Brad. There is a nice twist at the end that lends more credibility to the story and explains why Brad was able to behave so smoothly and believably as a knight in shining armor.

Values: Teen Kendra and her mom have a strained relationship throughout, though both desire to be closer. Kendra refuses to sleep, or even kiss, Brad, sharing that her true age is 17 after having lied about it. Even after he pressures her, she stands her ground.

Content (sex, language & violence): No sex. One use of 'bitch'. Minimal violence.

Scare Factor/Suspense: Brad's insistence to be with Kendra, his stalking moves, the unsettling way he comes around drive this story. He plays an actor in real life, just as perfectly as he does on the reality show, making him credible to all but Kendra, who is the only one to see his true nature, causing more dangerous situations to take place.

The movie won't win any awards, but heck, most of the movies people go to the theater to see wouldn't either. I thought it was entertaining and different and the acting wasn't as bad as some movies on Lifetime.

Robert Scott Wilson is a solid actor when given decent material, which he didn't get during most of his run on Days of Our Lives. When his character was finally allowed to break free of the original way he was written, you could plainly see that RSW had been wasted for a good while.

Stalked by a Reality Star is a movie that I was able to watch without forwarding little bits here and there. Was some of it silly and hard to believe? Sure, but most movies are that way.

I agreed to take a bullet for a group of friends and watch the 8 pm Lifetime movie for 6 consecutive days then provide a synopsis. This movie may actually be the worst Lifetime movie I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. It was pure torture and the time just crawled by as I waited for somebody anybody to die. Sigh.