Deadly Illusions

Mary Morrison is a bestselling author who writes novels about "passion, sex, lies, betrayal." In order to focus on writing her next novel, Mary Morrison hires a young, hot nanny to look after her children - and maybe her husband too. It's pretty obvious where this is going. Anna Elizabeth James' 'Deadly Illussions' is a silly, paint-by-numbers, third-rate 'Basic Instinct'-y thriller with its thin and definitely confusing plot. Anyone who can sit through this without cringing at least once deserves an honorary Oscar. Stream it!

The only thing this film is good for is slowing the passage of time, perhaps useful if you're on your deathbed. However I feel you'd be begging for death's sweet embrace far before the end credits.

Worth watching solely for the old woman in the library who does the worst keyboard acting I've ever seen in my life.

The one redeeming feature of the 80s erotic thriller genre was that we got to see attractive performers get their kit off and do their thing, albeit in a usually clichéd and highly derivative set up. Sadly, that doesn't happen here. We've got the clichés and the lack of originality but none of the eroticism.

3 stars for the cast for managing to keep straight faces but that's about it.

This is the worst movie i have ever saw i couldn't even finish it i stopped half through it

While this tries to be a psychological thriller 'deadly illusions' is a snooze. The acting doesn't feel authentic and there's no chemistry. The storyline is fairly predictable and the brilliant twist falls flat. Characters lacked depth and made it hard to connect to the story. Story was basic and lacked development.