This was a pretty good Lifetime movie. Well acted by Eric McCormack & Matt Barr with a gripping story that kept me guessing until the very end. Did he do it? The final verdict surprised the hell out of me, not what I was expecting.Based on real events this follows a college student from the quiet town of Delmar New York who was accused of murdering his fathering and badly disfiguring his mother in a vicious attack with an axe. 21-year-old Chris Porco maintains that he's innocent throughout with many of his friends and girlfriends backing him. Eric McCormack plays Detective Sullivan, on a mission to prove his guilt. 05.13

This is a riveting film based on true events. A son is accused of murder/attempted murder of his parents and the movie had me engrossed from start to finish. Some of those close to the actual events claim the movie is a very poor depiction, but so far my research has not confirmed that as from what I learn the film is fairly true to what happened. I say that subject to further research and seeing a documentary which apparently gives a better perspective on events.In this movie the players are highly convincing especially the lead actor. The court room scenes are excellent and I am surprised there was not an acquittal as the lack of blood/forensic evidence was crucial and surely ought to have created reasonable doubt.8/10

This is a fascinating true life murder movie about the brutal axe murder of a man and attempted murder of his wife played by Lolita Davidovich. Their son Chris Porco is convicted of the crimes. He is shown as a bit of a ladies men with several attractive girls infatuated with him and believing in him. He has financial difficulties and conflicts with his parents and some theft and forgeries are involved. This isn't a 100% clear cut case and the movie leaves things like that. There was no physical evidence tying Chris Porco to the crime scene. Plus his mother later said she believed he was innocent. They kind of showed the detective Sullivan (played by Eric McCormack) on some kind of mission to get Chris especially the way he asked her while she was injured. Lolita Davidovich plays the maimed and suffering mother.Lifetime has taken some liberties. The actor chosen Matt Barr is a blond surfer looking type while the real Chris Porco is dark haired and Mediterranean looking. Glamorizes things a bit but it is a movie not a documentary.Worth a watch.

I live in the town where this happened, and while I understand that this is not meant to be a documentary, they portrayed him and the town very poorly. He was not a "Romeo" in any sense of the word, and they added story lines that did not make sense. But they did stay very true to the crime. The actual characters including Christopher Porco were very interesting, so I am disappointed that they did not stick closer to the truth. He is truly a sociopath,and I did not get a sense of that through the movie. An additional show that was shown following the meeting showing the true facts was very good. I was also not very impressed with the acting. I have always like Eric McCormick so I was disappointed in his performance.