Amore e follia

"The Deadly Look of Love" is essentially "Fatal Attraction" with a couple of twists added onto the back half. The ending will not surprise anyone who has seen more than two or three Movies of the Week. It is yet another cautionary tale about succumbing to temptation, and it adds nothing fresh to the genre.

Brett (Vincent Spano) is engaged to a beautiful woman who just happens to have a sizable trust fund. Even though he has it all, he risks losing everything by starting up a steamy side affair with Janet (Jordan Ladd). Janet, a doe-eyed blonde from Cedar Falls, falls hard for Brett, and she does not take it particularly well when he comes clean about his engagement. Shortly after the wedding, Mrs. Brett turns up dead in the master bedroom of the large, luxurious home she shared with her new husband. When the police question Brett, he promptly points the finger at Janet. Following her arrest, Janet seems to get loonier by the minute - not that she was the picture of stability before. Her defense attorney (Holland Taylor) is convinced that Janet is innocent and is hell bent on proving it.

Did she do it or didn't she? How will it end? You can find out the answers to these questions the next time "The Deadly Look of Love" airs on your local station. And be sure not to miss the moral of this beautiful story: men are pigs, and women are crazy.

I thought it was really good. I hate how it ended. But I thought it is worth the watch if u like lifetime movies.

Very interesting and mysterious movie. Strange mood. I'm not quite clear about the ending. Who actually did the killing? It's quite subtle, psychologically. The young lady did have some power. Women who are slightly "off" can be appealing.

It's not clear to me what the other reviewers had against the movie. We are brought into a young lady's fantasy world. It is not the kind of fantasy we ordinarily see in movies--obviously not a "feminist" theme. But I'm sure there are women that possess this mystical sense of romance, as well as confidence that they can "make a man happy."

It any case, movies are a fantasy--Americans take them so seriously as if they are supposed to equate with reality.

It apparently escaped everyone's notice, but Holland Taylor put on the best lawyer scene I have ever seen in the movies. Second after her is Raul Julia's performance in the Harrison Ford movie (whatever it was). To refer to it as "humorous", as in one comment, is completely undiscriminating. I haven't seen anywhere where she has been given the credit this portrayal deserves. So far, it is a classic. I hope Holland sees this and realizes that someone out there appreciates the overwhelming individuality she brought to this scene. To reiterate, It apparently escaped everyone's notice, but Holland Taylor put on the best lawyer scene I have ever seen in the movies. Second after her is Raul Julia's performance in the Harrison Ford movie (whatever it was). To refer to it as "humorous", as in one comment, is completely undiscriminating. I haven't seen anywhere where she has been given the credit this portrayal deserves. So far, it is a classic. I hope Holland sees this and realizes that someone out there appreciates the overwhelming individuality she brought to this scene.

It's not a cinematic masterpiece or anything, but it was enjoyable. I didn't find it to be overly predictable, and towards the third act, I wondered which way things would go. Sure, some aspects were exaggerated, like the courtroom theatrics-- but Holland Taylor brought a great performance into this lower-budget film. The main actress did a pretty good job as well.