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Dévorée par l'ambition

Original title: The Perfect Boss
  • TV Movie
  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
362
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Linden Ashby, Jamie Luner, Art Hindle, and Ashley Leggat in Dévorée par l'ambition (2013)
DramaMysteryThriller

Officials at a pharmaceutical company try to prevent a researcher from exposing the truth about a dangerous drug.Officials at a pharmaceutical company try to prevent a researcher from exposing the truth about a dangerous drug.Officials at a pharmaceutical company try to prevent a researcher from exposing the truth about a dangerous drug.

  • Director
    • Curtis Crawford
  • Writer
    • Christine Conradt
  • Stars
    • Jamie Luner
    • Ashley Leggat
    • Linden Ashby
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    362
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Curtis Crawford
    • Writer
      • Christine Conradt
    • Stars
      • Jamie Luner
      • Ashley Leggat
      • Linden Ashby
    • 11User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jamie Luner
    Jamie Luner
    • Jessica Slate
    Ashley Leggat
    Ashley Leggat
    • Renee Renfro
    Linden Ashby
    Linden Ashby
    • Cameron Finney
    Gary Hudson
    Gary Hudson
    • Don Renfro
    Art Hindle
    Art Hindle
    • Ralph Mickelson
    Lois Dellar
    Lois Dellar
    • Hannah Slate
    Christina Broccolini
    • Cat
    Lynne Adams
    Lynne Adams
    • Caroline Renfro
    Sophie Gendron
    • Gena Ferris
    Brett Watson
    Brett Watson
    • Paul Winslow
    Rachelle Casseus
    Rachelle Casseus
    • Aleena McKay
    Cinthia Burke
    • Lisa
    Peter James Haworth
    • Max Socco
    Krista Morin
    Krista Morin
    • Detective Vetter
    Charlie Ebbs
    Charlie Ebbs
    • Detective Perez
    • (as Charles Ebbs)
    HoJo Rose
    HoJo Rose
    • Walt Vandover
    • (as Howard Rosenstein)
    Daniel Simpson
    • Sam
    Trie Donovan
    Trie Donovan
    • Patricia Socco
    • Director
      • Curtis Crawford
    • Writer
      • Christine Conradt
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    5music_maniacs

    The Perfect Boss, the Lifetime Network Movie from 2013

    I don't think this Movie was completely bad, but I think it could have been so much more. I feel it had a good premise, but the idea's needed to be developed on more. I won't write plot as this has been covered already but what I will say is development in a story is very important. Although the story line still progressed I think it would have made the movie more suspenseful, which I feel it needed in order to rate better. There were some good Scene set ups, but again they seemed to fall short in development before moving on, I was thinking I want e.g. more close calls. I enjoyed the relationship between Jessica and her Mum, the manipulation that was apparent. I think It had the most development in the story and helped me to understand Jessica's Character. The main antagonist in the film. I think what I wanted from this movie was more of a showdown between Jessica, Renee and Cameron. I think Characters whose reputations were on the line would have fought to cover up more, they weren't as intelligent as you would expect for corrupt characters. It had all the makings for an excellent Crime drama. Jessica had so much more potential, and while she was good I don't think she was excellent.
    2rps-2

    Another sham

    This is not a bad film. But I have given it a low rating because it is yet another of these Canadian conceived, Canadian produced, Canadian shot, Canadian tax funded movies that cravenly ARE SET IN THE UNITED STATES!!!!! It is demeaning, embarrassing, frustrating and self- defeating. It is one thing when American companies come up here to shoot their own movies. But it is INFURIATING when Canadian film makers do not have THE GUTS to set their stories in Canada. They and the government justify it by claiming that it creates work for Canadian actors and film makers and that it is necessary if a film is to be sold in the US. NONSENSE! The Australians seem to turn out some pretty good product that is set in Australia. In this case, Ottawa was used as a set for a sort of ill defined New York City with American cops, American license plates, the American FDA and that surefire giveaway: American flags all over the place. Why didn't these billious wimps have enough self confidence to set their story in Toronto where there is indeed a sizeable pharmaceutical industry. (The story is about FDA approval of a dangerous new prescription medicine.)
    4marsmitchell79

    Pay attention close the 1st time and it will save you the trouble of watching again!

    It's one of those movies that you watch the 1st time and you'll give it an 8, because your standards are not really high. The time that I looked more closely at the minor details, I give it a 4! Plenty of errors in the writing of this one. A prostitute claims she could not make out what the criminal looks like in the night, but somehow she's able to tell what's on his license plates from a distance. Then, her friend just so happens to be an IT tech wannabe, which she needs to find out who murdered her dad! The executress allows her mother to blackmail her over a murder that happened when she wad a kid! Then, she just so happened to know when her mom would be in the tub, despite being out of her house for 6 years or more! The director did not care about 20-something lady's acting either. When her dad died, she felt like she let him down and she did not cry! A husband dies out of the blue and he looks like he's been cut in the face.

    The stock option part does make sense(probably the only major part that does make sense), because the 2 execs really did not care about the company--only about getting paid. A problematic miracle drug would swamp a company with lawsuits, but they didn't care. The reason why it makes sense is because the 2 execs got paid and left-- regardless of what happens to the company.
    10mckaleybuell

    Excellent Movie!!!

    I love this movie so much. It's EPIC and I love movies like these on LMN. It's a great thriller/mystery/suspense movie. Thrillers are my favorite genres. This is by far the BEST movie that premiered on LMN. I would recommend this movie to everyone who hasn't watched it yet. Everyone would love it. I would give this movie a 10/10 which is an A+ not only because of how great it was, but also because the actors/actresses. Jamie Luner and Ashley Leggat did amazing in this movie and we're really good with the acting. Same with Linden Ashby, he was amazing as well. They played their roles very well and I'm looking forward to seeing the movie again in the future sometime on TV or if it'll be available online to see the full movie. That's my review!
    1jimmerw

    Kill me now.

    As a Canadian, I am used to seeing these awful movies that our tax payer dollars pay for.

    But after my 47 years on this earth, I don't think I have ever seen a movie worse than this.

    Everything is bad. The main characters are abysmal actors. And the supporting cast is even worse.

    At first this felt like an after school special meets a soap opera. But then it just got worse.

    It isn't even visually pleasing. The main character looks like a squinting duck. And she is cast as the attractive one.

    What enrages me is that my tax dollars went to make this visual abortion. I clicked on 1 star, only because that was the lowest I could rate this. I don't know how this movie could have been worse. It is the poster child of how not to make a movie. I want to meet the film maker, and beat him. My tax dollars made this. Why???????

    I am disgusted that my tax dollars went to make something worse than a high school production.

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2013 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Perfect Boss
    • Filming locations
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Capital Productions
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      1 hour 23 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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