Missionary

I'm not sure I agree with some of the harsh reviews here, although yes this is at first glance your typical romance suspense thriller, this one is one with some very interesting twists and turns. I feel it has very likable, relatable characters even Elder Brock is likable at first, and the situations aren't far fetched. One of the main characters being an Elder Mormon isn't just a cheap gimmick, it delves surprisingly deep in the church of Latter Day Saints, while at the same time being tasteful about it. I feel Mitch Ryan really delivers on his performance as this clean cut, ironed shirt and tie wearing missionary. As the story progresses it turns out that Elder Brock has some very skewed ideas about his faith as well as the world around him, also due to some mental issues I reckon. His chemistry with Dawn Olivieri is pretty amazing, but I think all the actors do a great job on this one. It all comes across as very lifelike. I seen this movie years ago for the first time, and I should have reviewed it back then, and it was only after seeing it again tonight that I realized what a diamond this movie really is. I'd recommend it to anybody for a nice sorta rollercoaster ride. Unlike most suspence thrillers or horror movies the characters decisions actually make sense, you may find yourself watching this going "well yeah, thats what I would do" and yet you'll end up surprised at every turn. I think this is definitely a new favorite of mine and I just know i'll watch it again in the future.

Well, this is decent thriller and jumpy at some parts, but I heard things about things happening on missions with missionaries on the mission I went to. Santa Rosa, California, around 1992 to 1994, is when I went on mine. There was a women I was tempted to do the same thing with.

I am not like this guy in the movie. She was hot, and luckily, I had a companion that got me not to do it. My last area of the mission too. So I would of been like this except I did not think of having a family with her and sealed.

I am still going to church, and never done anything like this in the movie. This movie is great, and I am into horror movies and some thrillers. I always wanted to see this movie, and watched it on Netflix. I am glad I did and enjoyed it. It only deserves a 5 though.

So it is not fabulous but good. I would watch it again but just to watch if there is nothing else to watch and be okay with it.

The characters all behave so realistically that I was sucked in and on the edge of my seat. A lot of times things happen in this kind of movie that cause it to lose that realism. That did not happen here.

The story of a good mother that is going through a tough time and makes an understandably bad decision because of it. She never lost credibility to me. The kid in the movie is not some super child or genius or crazy person. He behaves like a real kid his age and the villain of the piece was frightening and crazy but not unrealistically tough or invincible. It made this movie uniquely scary.

I was in the mood for a thriller. I got it.

Katherine is a struggling mother trying to create a better life for her and her son. She meets Elder Brock, a handsome Mormon missionary with a troubled past and they begin an incendiary love affair.

Some might look at this and say it is disrespectful to the Mormon religion and its followers. Those people would be wrong. This is not in any way saying that Mormons are evil, but that a twisted person will use their faith in twisted ways. For me, this was very much in the same spirit as "The Stepfather" with Terry O'Quinn. Stepfathers are not bad, but they can be!

The tone was just right, the tension was good. There was some dichotomy between what makes a family for one person versus another. This certainly deserves another watch and I would recommend it to others.

These juxtaposed movies of religion & psycho should no longer be allowed in writers unions. This movie was a waste of time. A played out plot of a woman who cares little for her safety & relationships, plus a 19 yr old that looks 33 serving a mission is a but odd. Christianity seems to be the only religion that you can mock & muddy when this turned innocence of life into sub par filmmaking. It felt like they were forcing the situations they kept placing themselves in. I was sad to see a couple of the actors that I thought were good in other past films & more recent to movies/series. Don't waste your time.