The Glow

I stayed up late one night to watch this movie just because I like Portia De Rossi and found myself pretty interested in it, although quite predictable there are a few chilling twists in this drama and it's worth watching if it is on. It's a decent mystery drama and you should be pleasantly suprised by the sub-par acting by most of the cast.

It centres around a couple who move into a new apartment at an extremely cheap price with a bunch of old people, who are obsessed with fitness we find out there obesession is more sinister than we realise and they will do anything to keep their youth

even murder?

I was pretty excited about watching this movie and I wasn't disappointed from it. Sometimes the movie lacked plot explanation, but you can understand everything easily. Another thing that I didn't like was the plot being predictable but it was a nice plot. This movie is for those who like a thriller type of horror movie. Sorry gorefest fans! The cast was decent with good actors, they all contributed positively to the movie and nothing was really cringeworthy, like many movies of this type tend to be.

My synopsis: This movie tells the story of a man who got robbed in a park and saved by fit and good looking old people that were jogging around the park. The man then becomes friends with the elders he just met and soon they give him a generous deal and sell him and his wife a gorgeous apartment for a really low price. Soon, all this generousity becomes unsettling and soon the couple realises that they are prisoners in their new home.

Final Rating: 6.5/10. If you can overlook the predictability of this movie, you may actually have a good time. Overall, the movie was OK compared to others in the genre, but you really shouldn't expect anything great or mindblowing from this movie. You really should only watch this, if you like this type of movie, otherwise I recommend you to go look for another movie. However, if you like indie horror and B- Movies, this might just be an enjoyable movie for you. I personally enjoyed this movie and I found it above average compared to other TV Movies and B-Movies.

Usually these TV movies are pretty lame. I was surprised to find myself thoroughly interested in this one from the first scene. The first hour is quite good, filled with spooky innuendo and little clues as to what these kindly old folks are really up to. You know there's something not quite right about them, but what is it?

After the first hour, the story drags a little bit because they just keep heaping more and more of the same clues on the watcher, but it never gets bad enough to ruin the movie. The final twenty minutes or so has one or two cliched camera tricks and plot devices but that can be excused in a made-for-TV movie.

There are no really big surprises in this movie. The viewer has a fair idea of what's really going down pretty early in the movie, but it's fun to watch it all unfold. The cast (especially the old folks) do a great job with their roles and it's interesting to see Hal Linden playing such a two-faced shady character.

All in all, I give this movie a 7/10. The first hour is the best part because of the creepy atmosphere but it's worth watching to the end if you don't want to watch another lame game show or Friends re-run.

Let's see... A young couple get set up in a posh apartment with incredibly cheap rent. It's run by a group of old people but all the tenants are young and athletic. Tenants begin "moving out" unexpectedly. Wife gets suspicious...

Is there anyone who can't write the script from here on out?

Not really bad, despite its predictability. It was nice to see Dean Cain again in his post- "Lois and Clark" career. And it's always good to see old-timers like Hal Linden and Dina Merrill.

Nothing special, but an okay time-waster if there's nothing else on.

This is a good film, no a very good film. Well acted by Dean Cain & Portia De Rossi (Nell from Ally McBeal). Portia De Rossi surprised me as she was very good as Jackie. I did not like her in Ally McBeal but she proved she can hold her own. A very good performance.

Dean Cain is a very under-rated actor, who deserves more recognition for the good actor that he is. It never ceases to amaze me that he has not been cast as the lead in a major movie. He was absolutely excellent as Matt. Matt was such a trusting soul and was prepared to give the 'twelvers' (the old people) the benefit of the doubt, a touch of Clark Kent here.

The rest of the cast were excellent too. They were very convincing and we were certainly deceived into believing they were just nosy and not evil.

This film gets my vote as a top-rate t.v. movie and one that i would certainly watch again. A thoroughly enjoyable film and one i would recommend.