Open House

My daughter and I watched this movie last night and we really enjoyed it. We loved the part of King. Here he was brilliant, and could do whatever he wanted and still make a living and a good one at that. I know it was just a movie, but his apartment was to die for. His acting was the greatest of any of the other Baldwins to date. Wish we could see more of him in the similar kind of movie. He played every woman's dream, it is that some of us are just to dumb to know it. Christine Lahti was okay, she looked way too old for Baldwin. Lavender the teenage girl was great. We liked how she handled the kid when he finally came back home, when he was throwing things around his room. I believe that part of the movie helped them both and it showed other kids with the same problem that they can look at this differently and move on with your life. Eva Marie Saint did well as your pushy mother, but I wouldn't have put her as a man chaser, seems that was all she could talk about. Rita Marino was great, wish we could see more of her, of course it would need to be rated PG-13 are we won't be watching. David the husband, was David who? I can't stand any one that plays those parts, I know that someone has to do it, but I still don't like them.

The movie starts out with love making going on in the bedroom of Travis Morrow,(Mark Rendall), and his wife, Samantha Morrow,(Christine Lahti) tells her husband, "I Hope it was Good for You, It is always Good for Me" and after looking at the expression on her husbands face, you just simply know what is going to happen next, and maybe you don't. Great acting by Eva Marie Saint,(Veronica Reynolds) who does everything she can to help her daughter realize the pitfalls in married life. Daniel Baldwin,(King) has deep feelings for Samantha and for some reason Samantha just considers him as a good friend and nothing more. The moral in this picture is sex is not everything in a marriage, it sure helps but going off the deep end and creating a big problem for yourself solves nothing.

I was so impressed by Baldwin's performance. What a special treat in a sometimes cute but pretty lame movie. I thought Christine Lahti was a little over the top, as I saw it. She missed her calling anyway. She should have been a swimsuit model. She has to have the best figure in the business. Rita Moreno was excellent as usual, & Eva Marie Saint wasn't quite up to her usual standard, but she's never anything but good at the very least. The kid was very good, the teen was fine, the husband really wasn't there for me.

I was just so overwhelmed by Baldwin's work here. You have to see it, should it ever be shown again, just to see this guy handle the part. It's a jaw dropper I tell ya. I sure hope there happened to be industry folks with nothing to do but watch a tv movie on this night, because if they were watching, we'll be seeing more of Daniel Baldwin; & it couldn't be too soon for me.

Could of been way better.. But won't pick it apart,well too much. :) If it was presented about a women dealing with divorce & being a mom,that handles as a landlord colorful characters that rent in order to keep her home.

Plus along the way finds love,independence & healing might of been greater.

Just happy.. She didn't lower herself & accept hubby back,just because he decided it was convenient.

It was cast fine & acting also decent enough,just feel as mentioned the storyline/dialog could of been improved.

This movie didn't"exactly"drag,but just needing something more too.

Not sure what else to say but apparently this website,expects you to be overly wordy on all reviewed movies.

Think Bruiser(Moonie)was the pet,used in Legally Blonde movies.

Is this worth seeing? Sure. Passes time on a boring day,but not something in my watch it again category.

Having read the first description on IMDb of this film, I could not believe it referred to the same film as the one which I watched? Yes, the girl (Samantha) was abandoned by her husband (David - NOT King) but she remained in the family home rather than moved to another, as the earlier review mistakenly stated. Then she met 'King' with whom she became romantically involved - with the rest of the film revolving around their gently developing romance. Rita Moreno played the part of a lodger at the home of Samantha as did the young Asian girl 'Lavendar'. Generally the film was quite predictable and although never controversial, it sufficed to entertain in a gentle way. Does Christine Lahti (Samantha) ever play a different role as they all seem so very similar to one another??