I Was Lorena Bobbitt

This story was one of the first I heard about domestic violence and right now considering how cooped up all of us are, it couldn't have aired at a better time! Couples trapped in their homes can lead to abuse although not this extreme. Dani Montalvo and Luke Humphrey gave strong performances on very graphic and violent subject matter. Lorena's showed herself to be a very courageous woman and still is against all odds. Loved how they had her narrate her own story and what she's doing now to help other battered women!!!

I felt this movie explained very well what Lorena actually went through. I was young when this incident took place, and my opinion of it and her has changed after watching this movie. The things this poor lady suffered was inhumane. I really liked the fact that Lorena herself was narrating throughout the movie. Being able to listen to her tell what happened and seeing her relive it as she did, showed her tremendous strength.

I felt the acting was okay, but there were definitely parts that could have been acted and or explained a little better. I would watch this movie again, and would recommend it to others.

"I Was Lorena Bobbitt" reminds of the Amy Fisher movie that was told from Joey Buttafuoco's point of view. It is so lopsided at times that its credibility is weakened. Luke Humphrey does a nice job but John Bobbitt is such an orge in this movie that his part should have been played by Shrek. Oh by the way, the movie never mentions that after Lorena cut "it" off, she drove away and threw it out the car window into a park. All that said, "I was Lorena Bobbitt" is an okay Lifetime movie. It's just that my expectations were too high. (By the way, my wife doesn't agree with me. She really enjoyed the movie. )

Like another reviewer, I went into this movie with high expectations. I will say it was very entertaining but it was also very one sided. Lorena Gallo, as she goes by these days, works very hard to paint herself in the perfect light. She never did anything wrong, she only tried to please her husband, and was very naive/innocent throughout the entirety of the movie.

What the movie doesn't mention is that she stole $7000 from the woman that gave her the job as a nanny and at the nail salon. Or that she was arrested for assault, (albeit years after the incident) for striking her own mother. I'm not stating this to judge Miss Gallo, because we've all done things we aren't proud of; I'm merely pointing out that she's not as innocent as the movie portrays her. At the end of the day, she was still the victim of abuse and that should never be tolerated. I just wish they would have done a better job of showing both sides of the story. FYI This is coming from a woman who's on her side.

Overall, this is pretty well made for Lifetime. There is a lot of care in depicting the early 90s and having the actual Lorena Bobbitt narrate is a nice touch.

However! Any time the lead actress, Dani Montalvo, needs to show "emotional vulnerability" it's just simpering, stammering, and drawing out the delivery of lines. Maybe it was the director's choice, but it was the wrong one. Consequently, the movie starts out pretty good but becomes increasingly annoying and you're ready for it to be over.