The Glow: Energia Vital

Usually these TV movies are pretty lame. I was surprised to find myself thoroughly interested in this one from the first scene. The first hour is quite good, filled with spooky innuendo and little clues as to what these kindly old folks are really up to. You know there's something not quite right about them, but what is it?

After the first hour, the story drags a little bit because they just keep heaping more and more of the same clues on the watcher, but it never gets bad enough to ruin the movie. The final twenty minutes or so has one or two cliched camera tricks and plot devices but that can be excused in a made-for-TV movie.

There are no really big surprises in this movie. The viewer has a fair idea of what's really going down pretty early in the movie, but it's fun to watch it all unfold. The cast (especially the old folks) do a great job with their roles and it's interesting to see Hal Linden playing such a two-faced shady character.

All in all, I give this movie a 7/10. The first hour is the best part because of the creepy atmosphere but it's worth watching to the end if you don't want to watch another lame game show or Friends re-run.

Let's see... A young couple get set up in a posh apartment with incredibly cheap rent. It's run by a group of old people but all the tenants are young and athletic. Tenants begin "moving out" unexpectedly. Wife gets suspicious...

Is there anyone who can't write the script from here on out?

Not really bad, despite its predictability. It was nice to see Dean Cain again in his post- "Lois and Clark" career. And it's always good to see old-timers like Hal Linden and Dina Merrill.

Nothing special, but an okay time-waster if there's nothing else on.

I saw this TV movie on Lifetime the other day and was hooked from the beginning. Great casting, well acted, nicely paced, interesting characters, and very suspenseful. It kind of reminded me of 'Rosemary's Baby' meets 'The Firm'.....better watch out for the elders hooked on brightly colored health drinks....they can really pack a punch!! Above average TV Flick ***.

I watched this TVM The 'Glow' one late evening and wasn't disappointed!

NYC young couple move into a up-market apartment with a nominal rent. The premises is run by a group of retirees who are affable to say the least. These friendly and helpful neighbours also happen to be a health and fitness group.

A couple of young tenants previously disappeared from the same leased apartment. Sometime later another young couple upstairs who happen to be athletic types under plausible circumstances just seem to disappear too. Again a decidedly plausible explanation.

Portia De Rossi who is half of couple mentioned at start of review her character becomes tad curious about various seemingly odd happenings, could her suspicion about the low-rent just be a prelude of what's to come?

Dina Merrill who plays Phoebe one of the main characters of the group and Arnold her spouse played by Hal Linden just what are they up to if anything besides rest of the group?

This TVM is a drama/horror of type. It reminded me of not only Rosemary's baby but hint of Invasion of the body snatchers! But I won't spoil it for you.

Decidedly creepy, well paced, suspense too!

I rate one of the better TVMS of the type.

I stayed up late one night to watch this movie just because I like Portia De Rossi and found myself pretty interested in it, although quite predictable there are a few chilling twists in this drama and it's worth watching if it is on. It's a decent mystery drama and you should be pleasantly suprised by the sub-par acting by most of the cast.

It centres around a couple who move into a new apartment at an extremely cheap price with a bunch of old people, who are obsessed with fitness we find out there obesession is more sinister than we realise and they will do anything to keep their youth

even murder?