David Benullo’s “Murder At Blackthorne Manor” (2025) belongs to the instantly disposable crop of lazy, tacky Lifetime movies that demand no laboured thought or particular, invested patience. It’s a quick fix that rewards no intelligence or care in bringing additional efforts. The film is as silly as extraneous. It’s a shame because the chamber drama with an ensemble of potential suspects against a murder backdrop could have been entertaining. That is surely not the case because Suzanne Egan’s screenplay is merely content piggybacking on sagging, old tropes and lacks bite. Tension doesn’t even exist before I can accuse the film of diffusing it by its end.
The film struggles to distinguish itself from a mere, bland appellation of scenes sans intrigue and depth. There’s no dimension of danger or a spike in the proceedings. It’s not to say the makers don’t attempt to throw in twists and revelations.
The film struggles to distinguish itself from a mere, bland appellation of scenes sans intrigue and depth. There’s no dimension of danger or a spike in the proceedings. It’s not to say the makers don’t attempt to throw in twists and revelations.
- 7/24/2025
- by Debanjan Dhar
- High on Films
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