Never Saw It Coming

This is a tongue in cheek Canadian thriller. Good performances and tension and plenty of twists along the way. I won't say too much else as to not give the plot away. Unpredictable and a decent way to pass the time.

I've been watching a lot of Lifetime movies with my wife recently and we somehow got addicted to Eric Roberts. This was one of those Tubi gems that we were able to stick it out past the first 30 minutes for, and I'm glad we did.

First off, the score during the intro set off a bad tone. It sounded like someone's first attempt in FL Studio, and this carries throughout pretty much the entire movie. Towards the end, I was debating whether this was supposed to be a comedy because of how inappropriate the score and soundtrack were. I was debating knocking a few points off my rating due to just how awful the music was. During the scenes that were supposed to be intense and serious we were dying laughing from it.

Other than that, it's not a bad thriller I guess you would call it. I wouldn't call it a dark comedy, because I'm really sure it wasn't meant to be funny. Shaun Benson is great as always and Eric Roberts plays the same creep I've seen him as in 10 other movies.

Don't waste your time! The acting was beyond awful. The characters were ALL completely unlikable (even Eric Roberts' character and I am a fan of his - though he hasn't had a decent role in years...). The only character that earned the teeniest tiniest bit of empathy was the daughter. The other reviewer must be a rabid fan of the author, because the story was not thought through very well and the characters were just flat out stupid.

Keisha Ceylon (Emily Hampshire) is a fake psychic. Money is tight and she has to do a con with a teen runaway. She has a son and a bad boyfriend. The news is reporting a missing woman. Her husband Wendell Garfield (Eric Roberts) and her daughter Melissa (Katie Boland) are pleading for her return but they're hiding a secret. Keisha sees a new opportunity.

Keisha could be smarter. I figure she would play up her psychic abilities to the cop. That's the cinematic move. The boyfriend is even dumber. He must be the stupidest person alive. The cop isn't that smart either. There is no way she would bring Keisha into the crime scene. This turns from a crime drama into an almost screwball comedy. At a certain point, one must submit to the stupidity of these characters. Then it stops short. The movie is literally short. The ending feels rushed and would help with one more scene. I don't see the assumed motive behind the crime. I like the premise and the start but the plot takes a couple of bad turns.

A great mystery writer. As soon as I saw his name I knew I had to give this film a try. Holds your interest right from the start and never let's you go. We'll worth watching.