Fatal Friends

I just have to write a comment as a pianist and piano teacher. If I had a piano student who had started at age 8 as Sophia did and was playing such simple pieces as a high school senior, I would be embarrassed. The pieces that she was playing could be played by a 2nd or 3rd year student. The waltz was both simple and mechanical. Really, do you think that playing those pieces could get you a scholarship to Juilliard? A Beethoven Sonata movement or some Chopin would have been nice and worthy of the accolades that she received.

Also, if the mother was a successful architect and they were able to live in a house with 3 garages, it is surprising that they did not have a grand piano in the house and that she had to do all of her practicing away from home.

I gave it a 5 as it was otherwise a captivating story. It was well acted.

Before the opening credits, an institutionalized woman is electrocuted by someone we presume is the building's janitor. Classical piano plays as the credits roll and beautiful blonde Sarah Grey (as Sophia Allen) thrills her parents at a recital. As it turns out, Ms. Grey is lonely as well as beautiful. Hoping to attend Juilliard, she spends so much time practicing her piano pieces, Grey has little time for a social life. The church group friends mentioned do not appear. Neither does the church. Grey's loneliness is about to change. A new girl arrives at her high school. She is beautiful blonde Kirsten Prout (as Michelle Foley). Wearing a pair of dorky glasses to make her look less attractive, Ms. Prout takes an unusual interest in Grey. They quickly become "Fast Friends" (the working title), but you sense Prout is "The Wrong Girl". In fact, she may be a "Lifetime" TV movie psycho...

The only thing that could have saved this really, really stupid story would be a heavy dose of theatrical ham. Unfortunately, nobody is instructed to chew the scenery. Everyone is too distant. Director Jason Bourque and photographer Toby Gorman do best outdoors, with steady jogging and "pop quiz" lip-reading scenes. However, a chase scene involving police deciding to run after a bike-riding suspect, on foot instead of driving, is too absurd for words. Prout wearing glasses to look "plain" is like putting lipstick on a pig. While dressed to kill, Prout's an incredibly poor shot. Grey is stunning in her shorts. Prout and Grey are unconvincing in their roles as otherwise friendless high school teenagers. However, they sure look nice. Beautiful blonde architect mom Jamie Luner (as Ashley Allen) leads a subdued supporting cast. If "Beautiful blonde" was the only goal, they've scored.

*** The Wrong Girl (2015-5-16) Jason Bourque ~ Sarah Grey, Kirsten Prout, Jamie Luner, Nels Lennarson

This was something to put on if you simply just appreciate lifetime when your bored. And don't mind wasting your time giving their hit or miss original movies a try. This one was just painfully bad, which shouldn't be a surprise if you are use to their whole set up. It had no real plot structure, no character development, and the one thing I hate more than anything in a movie is a "Mary Sue" protagonist. The main character had no real problems except for the ones the antagonist created for her. It's always a sad shame when there is no real depth to anyone in these movies. Quite honestly you could skip through the movie not missing much because even though they try to keep you focused on pretty faces and youthful music. By the climax it rushes you to lifetime's cliché way of all the mess hitting the fan and then the sun shines again at the end leaving you staring at the screen thinking....so that was it???

I don't play piano , but , I do remember my 13 year old playing similar pieces in music school !! I mean Sophia's playing skills were good ,but not scholarship material......that was way too farfetched ! This whole movie was so typical of the predictable stalker / physco type movie we have all seen before so many times .

Nothing new or oiriginal here, the only exciting part was the tarantula on the piano scene !

By the way I wonder where it wandered off to .............................shudder.

What is the piece of piano music called that Ashley was constantly practising for her concert?