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The first 30 minutes or so of this film makes you think it's a knock-off of "The Desperate Hours". But it's not. The film keeps coming at you with unexpected plot turns. Helen Slater is fabulous as the actress/housesitter. Michael Madsen is as good as he usually is, looking extremely menacing when he wants to. I thought this movie was delightful, surprisingly good for a film I'd never heard of.

I watched this on cable after rejecting a couple of films that I thought would have promise. At first, I had little hope for this one, either. When Mickey doubted that Alex was really an actress, so did I! But it was too early to go to bed, and I couldn't bear to go back again to "Comtaminated Man", I stuck it out, right through all the plot turns and miscellaneous characters that wound up getting involved in it. The best thing about it was, I never found myself saying "Gimme a break!"---the place where the totally unbelievable turn of events finally bombs a bad plot. This one held together. A nice little film.

Just goes to prove it, if you can't beat them, join them. Helen Slater finally did it, appearing nude on film. An interesting movie made all the better by Slater's performance.

The plot is not all that bad for a low budget item. The acting is good. Three viewings and no boredom! Must say something for it. The underlying theme to me is that sometimes in life two people come together reluctantly and their life changes. They are not meant for one another or so they believe. But every now and then they wonder: "What if?"

This is the movie that introduced me to Michael Madsen LOL. It's one of those films that sucks you in and grows on you! I have it on VHS and DVD LOL it's a thriller / mix comedy / semi love story... I love how they dress up in the homeowners clothes, she puts on the dress, he puts on a tux and they travel to the world of Make-Believe and pretend to be in love. Well almost lol. Alex and Mickey bear their naked souls to one another and I absolutely love that, they have to learn the hard way to trust each other and to get each other out of this mess they're in to stay alive. I love the ending as well. Jeffery Tambor's weird character gives it a quirky dangerous twist to the movie as well.