Daddy's Perfect Little Girl

"Daddy's Perfect Little Girl" is a (mostly) fun watch. It was a little different than the usual Lifetime fare. It told its story well and wrapped up in an unexpected way. The cast does a nice job, especially Hattie Kragten. Warts and all, I enjoyed watching "Daddy's Perfect Little Girl".

This was sort of a re-hash of "The Bad Seed", but using a psychological slant for the kid's behavior.

Look for:

1. Ella talking like a regular kid - when her father isn't around.

2. Ella's friend Kinsley also talking like a regular kid - and her interaction with Cecily when she questions her about Ella.

3. The nasty neighbor that gets what's coming to him.

4. The rather poignant ending scene.

I didn't have any drinks while watching - and I still thought it was pretty good!!

Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with this 2021 drama thriller titled "Daddy's Perfect Little Girl" prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2024. And with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to sit down and watch it.

Writer Melissa Cassera put together a very generic and predictable script and storyline for the movie. Now, I know that this is a TV movie and all, but come on. The script was so predictable that you see things coming a mile away. And it was so generic that writer Melissa Cassera was simply just cramming in as many tropes as possible.

Something that worked well in favor of the movie was the acting performances. Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. The actors and actresses put on good performances. And while I absolutely loathed the Ella character, I have to say that actress Hattie Kragten put on quite a performance in bringing this obnoxious character to life on the screen.

I am sure that there is an audience out there who will gobble something like this movie up and enjoy it. I, however, was not really in that particular target audience. The movie just simply was too generic for my liking.

My rating of director Curtis Crawford's 2021 movie "Daddy's Perfect Little Girl" lands on a three out of ten stars.

This has got to be the worst acting I have ever seen. I know we can't expect a lot with TV movies, but this movie by far was the worst! Terrible acting, no connections between the characters, the movie simply shouldn't have been made.

What happened to Lifetime they use to make good movies with good actors. Now the acting is laughable hard to watch. The story line is just boring. Why are most movies now about teens and kids? Don't waste your time on this one.