I thought this was a well done movie for a made for TV movie. I think the cast all did a good job.James Wilder as the diabolical boyfriend/husband Scott gives me the creeps. Roxanne Hart as the heiress made me feel so sorry for her character. There are times when she talks and is crying and her voice quivers and it is so believable. How any woman puts up with such abuse is so hard to understand. The daughters were a good contrast to each other - Holly Marie Combs as the strong sister Alex and Sarah Chalke as the lush, weak sister prone to her mother's poor choice in men.The way that man shamed and humiliated that woman was unbelievable. Its hard to believe her daughters couldn't have done more to intervene. Hopefully, domestic abuse laws in NY have changed to have more automatic, severe penalties for abusers. The thing that I don't get is that the movie states several times that court favors attempted reconciliation. Why in the world - in the 1990's- would the court encourage a woman to go back to her abuser. This wasn't the 1950's, when abuse was swept under the rug, and people turned a blind eye.I think this movie reveals an important truth - that violence is an equal-opportunity evil; it inflicts the wealthy as well as the poor. People tend to think violence is an inner-city or working-class problem, but it doesn't discriminate. While they may not make up the majority, wealthy killers aren't hard to find in prison. In the graveyard, wealthy victims are even easier to find.

I was doing research on famous domestic abuse cases and came across this movie. Aside from being slightly dramatized in true Hollywood fashion I thought it did a great job portraying the abuse from several points of view. It was honest and candid in a way that most abuse movies aren't. Anne's sense of inability to leave her abusive relationship was depicted quite well, and her daughter's sense of futility to help her was heartbreaking and very well done. The situation was portrayed very realistically and I was rather amazed at the way the actors were able to truly tap into those intense emotions. Holly Marie Combs in particular was just spectacular.This movie was great. It's definitely up in the caliber of "The Burning Bed."

Wow! This movie was really good. The only thing that made me mad was the fact that there were commercials in the movie when I saw it on t.v., but other than that I found the movie to be good. At some points in the movie i was totally creeped out and at others I was laughing and at the end I was in tears. This movie makes me want to stand up and cheer! Everyone in this movie did a great job, I found everyone to be very believable and fun to watch. It was entertaining and I would highly recommed this movie to anyone who has wanted to see different type of good movies. 9 out of 10. GREAT!!!!!!!

This was one of the best movies I've ever seen even though it was really depressing especially because it was a true story. It's so sad how Anne just wanted the best for her daughter Victoria (Tori), so she was afraid to leave Scott! In the past she hasn't ever been hurt by anyone or anything so emotionally and physically so she doesn't know what to do. Holly Marie Combs is my favorite actress and does a very good job portraying Anne's protective daughter Alex. Everyone who hasn't seen this movie, it's definitely worth a look.