No cookie-cutter acting here. The actors breathe real life into their roles and leave you with a convincing and believable thriller.
Quality of Writing: Good strong story line with engaging characters and a believable plot. The mom is amazingly patient with her daughter when she stops listening to reason and surfs on her emotions instead. An early scene is sad, but thankfully there's a satisfactory closure to it later on.
Scare Factor: The opening hook is scary as a man grabs a young woman and she screams. A man is physically and verbally threatening to women. David Fumero, who plays the villain, performs his role quite effectively; he leers, he whispers invasively--his mere presence is threatening.
Content (sex, language & violence): No sex, though one scene shows a man's unbuttoned shirt; the daughter stays out late, so an intimate relationship is suggested. No language. Moderate violence in opening and ending scenes as well as a few scenes throughout.
Values & Themes: Mom & Daughter relationship is solidly developed. If you are a mother, you will especially appreciate this dynamic and how very real their closeness and then later tension is. Themes: Looking out for a child's well-being, protecting the family, compassion for the loss of someone.
One of the better Lifetime thrillers with a mom & daughter team you root for and an incredible twist that proves to be both logical and credible.
