A Stone in the Water

So many delicious twist and turns in Daniel M. Cohen's mystery-thriller. Grab your couch snacks and take a break from COVID quarantine boredom with this super entertaining film. So great to see one of my old favorites, Bonnie Bedelia (remember her terrific performance in Presumed Innocent). Bedelia does creepy so, so well. Liked the performances of Melissa Fumero, David Fumero, Kimberly Leemans and Mary Kilpatrick very much, too. For a roller coaster of a story with a good mix of weird, whoa and wow, check out A Stone in the Water.

Or else she owed someone a favor. There's no other reason for an actress of her talents and stature to be in this.

There's not really much here. The acting is overly dramatic, as is the score in places. A sign of the film's quality can be seen early on: When Melissa Fumero's character is taking refuge in the house during a nighttime rainstorm, she casts a shadow that's clearly produced through a window on a sunny day.

The story is okay, but the entire arc relating to the boyfriend is wholly unnecessary. As teased in the summary, this movie's a variation on the "Misery" theme. It might be worthwhile to watch that one again and do a "compare and contrast" with this one. This movie doesn't fare well in comparison.

Basically, it's a group of not so likeable characters that end up creating another version of Psycho: The Prequel. Girl helps creepy sadistic boyfriend rob a fence. The creepy sadistic boyfriend kills the fence to the surprise of the girlfriend. They go on the lam and end up crashing the car in a rural area. The girlfriend is rescued by a local man who has a developmental disability from almost drowning when he was a young kid. The creepy boyfriend is nowhere to be found. Girlfriend gets better, hides the loot they took from the fence and goes back home...Then things get interesting. It's worth a watch, just don't expect anything Oscar worthy.