I'll Be Watching

Overall, I'll Be Watching is a fantastic thriller, sure to unnerve even the most dedicated of Lifetime viewer. But on top of that, the film offers a strong message of female empowerment and has a strong cast that helps deliver that message from both sides of the gender spectrum. I'll Be Watching serves as proof of what Lifetime is capable of and is something I hope they continue to strive for when it comes to their movies.

Score: 10 out of 10 purple roses

The first 10 minutes of this movie looked interesting, but then it spiraled out of control. I'd like to know how much they paid some of these people to give this movie raving revues. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone.

This movie was pretty bad. So unrealistic with the cops and some of the shots were atrocious. The acting was fine but overall definitely B-C grade.

Okay, it's Lifetime - which already tells you all you need to know. So you just want some mindless entertainment. So you watch it. Then you're sorry.

I'll Be Watching is about a young woman, Kate (Janel Parrish) being stalked by a masked man. The police detective on the case, played by Rob Estes, suspects Kate's good buddy Nick might be the stalker. Just one problem - which Kate never mentions. Nick is black, and it's obvious looking at this guy that he's white. So for the first, I don't know, 40 minutes, the detective is sure it's Nick (who, by the way, no one has seen in a while) and she just says, no, it's not Nick. Not no, it's not Nick, because the man who attacked me is white.

Then we get to the really stupid part. The stalker licks her hair, he sucks her cheek, and she never mentions it, so no one tries to get DNA which would have probably told them the identity immediately.

I'll stop there. Awful.

Lifetime movies are my guilty pleasure and I enjoy every one of them even with some of the ridiculous plot lines, corny lines and horrible acting. This blew away my expectations. The acting was great. It was dark. It was thrilling. All the things I personally love. The only reason I knocked off two stars is I wish that they kept the mystery of who it was a little longer. Maybe even revealing who he was at the end in the bar. That would have made for a good aha moment. I definitely recommend this movie.