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This is a role Susan Lucci has patented. She comes off as being very seductive, but turns out to be a tease to a young guy that thinks he's in love. It turns out, that she's bitten off more than she can chew. (No pun intended!) ** out of ****

This is Susan Lucci at her very best - a rich, bored wife of a philanderer who amuses herself by seducing the young men at the country club, one boy toy per summer. The problem is, this guy takes her seriously. This is one of those fun TV movies that borders on high camp, the kind of film made often in the '80s and done too rarely today! But Lucci lends herself to this kind of thing so when you see her name on a TV movie, you can bet it's going to be watchable and entertaining. In this film, the object of her affections is a sympathetic character. I found myself taking his side during certain points in the film. The ending is over the top, but I understand this is a true story. Lesson: you're dealing with out of control hormones, anything can happen.

The main story revolves around Patrick Van Horn ("Swingers") (although his career never took off like Jon Favreau). He is very sympathetic as the young man who gets in over his head and has an affair with the local society matron, Susan Lucci. Lucci looks lovely as ever, and it is hard to believe she hasn't really gotten the chance at any similar roles in legitimate film, at least in the 80's and 90's, when she was at the height of her career.

Even if you are not a major soap fan, you may enjoy this movie. Susan Lucci as the bored wife of Barry Bostwick (he has played many of these roles) becomes involved with Van Horn, and then unceremoniously dumps him at the end of the summer. She gets a restraining order against him, and he begins to become obsessive.

This is another based on truth Lifetime feature. Truth really is stranger than fiction. 7/10

I watched this film with a particular perspective on the subject and I have to admit I very much liked the treatment of the story. One viewer comments that this film is supposed to be a true story. I can say that it absolutely is true. The young man in the story is my first cousin and his family is my family. The setting was changed, but the events were actually very faithfully represented. I will commend Ms. Lucci for not playing the character as a parody, but playing the role with as much depth as she did. It might otherwise have cheapened the struggles that family had faced prior to, during, and after those terrible events.

The main story revolves around Patrick Van Horn ("Swingers") (although his career never took off like Jon Favreau). He is very sympathetic as the young man who gets in over his head and has an affair with the local society matron, Susan Lucci. Lucci looks lovely as ever, and it is hard to believe she hasn't really gotten the chance at any similar roles in legitimate film, at least in the 80's and 90's, when she was at the height of her career.

Even if you are not a major soap fan, you may enjoy this movie. Susan Lucci as the bored wife of Barry Bostwick (he has played many of these roles) becomes involved with Van Horn, and then unceremoniously dumps him at the end of the summer. She gets a restraining order against him, and he begins to become obsessive.

This is another based on truth Lifetime feature. Truth really is stranger than fiction. 7/10