Surprisingly very good TV thriller, that's actually quite creepy at times, with solid suspense, and excellent performances

callanvass

This is a surprisingly very good TV thriller, that's actually quite creepy at times, with solid suspense, and excellent performances. All the characters are great, and the story is very good as well, plus Anthony Perkins is simply amazing in this!. The finale is especially good, and the killer may not be as easy to figure out as you think, however I wish there Wern't so many off screen killing's. I was lucky to catch this on TV a while back so I taped, and I must say I got much more then I expected, plus Anthony Perkins plays another great wacky unpredictable character. All the characters are pretty likable, and Rosanna Arquette is very solid as the main lead, plus the music is also quite creepy as well. It did have some genuinely chilling atmosphere at times, and this has to be one of the best TV movies I have ever seen, plus it's very well made and nicely written as well. By limiting Perkins screen time here, I thought it made him much more creepy and mysterious, and it's never boring, plus the ending was great. This is a surprisingly very good TV thriller, that's actually quite creepy at times, with solid suspense, and excellent performances, I highly recommend this one!. The Direction is great!. Charles Correll does a great! job here with solid camera work, very good angles and keeping the film at a fast pace. The Acting is excellent!. Rosanna Arquette is very solid here for the most part, she was likable, vulnerable, and only had a couple off moments, she was especially convincing at the end, I really liked her. Anthony Perkins is amazing as always, and is amazing here, he is extremely creepy, likable, as always unpredictable, and for a his final role, it wasn't too shabby at all, however It would have been cooler if he did a Psycho 5 (Perkins Rules!!!!!!!). Will Patton is good here, as the cop, I dug him. D.W. Moffett is very good here, he was rather creepy as the boyfriend in his own way, and at one point I actually thought he was the killer, he was just great. Christopher Rydell is excellent as the brother, he had a cool character, I dug him lots. Kimberly Beck did what she had to do in her small role as the best friend, I recognized her from Friday the 13th part 4. Rest of the cast do fine. Overall I highly recommend this one!. ***1/2 out of 5

score 8/10

callanvass 20 February 2006

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