The Deadly Look of Love

I thought it was really good. I hate how it ended. But I thought it is worth the watch if u like lifetime movies.

.... may seem far fetched.... but there really was a real life story.. of a man who had an affair with a woman, who found out where he and his new wife were staying,, and she killed the wife,, making it look like a murder rape.......

in her delusion she had told everyone that the man had asked her to marry him.. so she quit her job in Wisconsin... and moved to Minnesota..........

last I heard she was in a mental institution, Security Prison....

she was still wearing the "engagement ring." that she has purchased for herself... and had told everyone that he had bought it for her.

The events took place in a small town in Wisconsin,,,,,,, and the murder happened in Minnesota......

There even was a feature story in "People" magazine... Spring of 1988, I want to say on Page 39. I remember this as I was in college at the time,, and a colleague of mine had met the individual in the Security Hospital....

It apparently escaped everyone's notice, but Holland Taylor put on the best lawyer scene I have ever seen in the movies. Second after her is Raul Julia's performance in the Harrison Ford movie (whatever it was). To refer to it as "humorous", as in one comment, is completely undiscriminating. I haven't seen anywhere where she has been given the credit this portrayal deserves. So far, it is a classic. I hope Holland sees this and realizes that someone out there appreciates the overwhelming individuality she brought to this scene. To reiterate, It apparently escaped everyone's notice, but Holland Taylor put on the best lawyer scene I have ever seen in the movies. Second after her is Raul Julia's performance in the Harrison Ford movie (whatever it was). To refer to it as "humorous", as in one comment, is completely undiscriminating. I haven't seen anywhere where she has been given the credit this portrayal deserves. So far, it is a classic. I hope Holland sees this and realizes that someone out there appreciates the overwhelming individuality she brought to this scene.

Very interesting and mysterious movie. Strange mood. I'm not quite clear about the ending. Who actually did the killing? It's quite subtle, psychologically. The young lady did have some power. Women who are slightly "off" can be appealing.

It's not clear to me what the other reviewers had against the movie. We are brought into a young lady's fantasy world. It is not the kind of fantasy we ordinarily see in movies--obviously not a "feminist" theme. But I'm sure there are women that possess this mystical sense of romance, as well as confidence that they can "make a man happy."

It any case, movies are a fantasy--Americans take them so seriously as if they are supposed to equate with reality.

Nutjob (Ladd) forces herself on a horny guy (Spano) and kills his wife when he does not return her love. And all the jilted women of the universe cheer when he's convicted of the crime. Yes, jilted women have another cheesecake while LIFETIME television brings you a twisted version of reality. It doesn't matter if the man wasn't guilty -- WOMAN empowerment is more important than truth and justice. Send him to jail for cheating.

My mother was watching this when I visited her recently. The pathetic writer made up new laws for the trial lawyers. Allowing the murderer's lawyer to completely disregard reality.

A judge who was asleep during law school, a man perfectly framed by what was obviously a nut case female. The Bad Man cheated on her

--- Ohhhh ---

Isn't that a good enough reason for Nutjob to KILL HIS wife.

Just a foolish chick flick, the kind real people avoid like the plague. This is only for malcontents who sit on their bums feeding their face with cheesecake because they can't get dates.