VENEZIADOGE

Complex of Fear is part stalker theme, and part crime mystery in this Sliveresque tv movie. The apartment building setup creates a close nit distrustful atmosphere where anyone could be the one. The rural setting works great, looks like somewhere in the Carolinas. There is some good interpersonal dialogue between couples in this movie as well. The time frame is pretty accurate to the late 80s when the actual events took place.

Deadly Web is a techno-thriller that highlights the weaknesses in internet security and the potential for cyber-stalking. The acting is actually not that bad compared to most other TV movies in the same category. Gigi Rice is great in this, but her greatest performance was in A Night at the Roxbury. The scariest thing about this movie was that it was much better than all the other cyber-stalking movies, especially The Net.

Much better than I had expected.

First to Die is based upon a Basic Instinct plot line. Roles are reversed, but the movie plays out like Basic Instinct right down to its title theme music.

The cast was particularly strong for a low-budget film. Sean Young and Robert Patrick did decent jobs, even though their characters are not overly complex. His character is somewhat familiar for him, since it is akin to his role as Jarvis in The Cool Surface.

The rest of the movie has moderate character interaction and conflict without extensive development. This works well considering that the movie keeps you guessing until the end. The level of predictability was moderate, but it was definitely not an edge of your seat thriller. I give it 3 out of 5 stars for a TV movie.