The Killer in the Guest House

If you are familiar with LMN/Lifetime movies then you know the title tells you what the movie is about. In this movie, Marcus Rosner is Mark James, the psycho in the guest house. Chelsea Hobbs is Gina, the pretty photographer who rents her guest house to Mark.

Why am I giving this movie a mediocre review. Well, this movie moves very slow. Some of the things the killer did were dumb, like the ncident with the USB drive. There are some entertaining scenes, like Gina's birthday party, but not enough to prevent the boredom. I don't care if it's a Lifetime/LMN movie, my expectation is always the same, to be entertained. I was not entertained.

Kudos to the main actors. I thought both Marcus Rosner and Chelsea Hobbs gave good performances. Rosner (Mark), was believable as the psycho. I think his whistling added a little creepy vibe to the movie.

I was perfectly fine with the ending. I was just glad it was over.

Gina made so many mistakes. 1st she dated Levon. What a tool. 2nd she let a guy move into a property of hers with no shower/bathroom facilities, so Mark had free run of the house without getting any references on the guy?? Dumb. How did Mark get her pay app.?? Seems like she never even heard of one. "Oh that was fast" duh. The whistling was very annoying, but I got it. He's a psycho. Loved Levon getting his butt kicked. He deserved it, but he didn't deserve to die. Mark blowing up Levon's car in an open unpopulated area and just jogging off was pretty funny. Robert committing suicide the way they thought he did was comical. All in all Mark was pretty good crazy. And Gina was the typical ditz LMN movies make most women look to be.

The movie is pretty much a replica of the Killer Downstairs. At the end of the movie we find out that the killer's name is actually James Brewer. Which is the same character as in "The Killer Downstairs"

This is a LMN movie that did keep my attention - admittedly I had a couple Vodka spritzers.

My thoughts:

1. Marcus Rosner plays a good psychotic - not everyone can pull that off.

2. The murders as shown were graphic and gruesome.

3. Gina appeared to be genuinely kind person.

4. The ending was satisfying, and the last scene was poignant.

Note: Anyone who rents a room in his or her house should check the tenant's background!!!!

The movie was somewhat entertaining but too many dumb moves, especially toward the end. And speaking of the end, what a stupid ending!