Really good story with good acting, but the photography of the movie is so bad that it killed my concentration. Angles are so wrong, and imbalanced, shifted point of perspective, most of the time when characters are talking you can see only half of their faces with the rest of the screen completely empty and blurred. Lightning is also very bad under the direct sunlight with harsh shadows. I mean the noon sun is either behind their faces or from the side and you only see half of the face. Very distracting, and also, in almost every scene there must be something blurry in foreground that takes over half of the screen! So annoying! Who ever was behind the camera was either amateur or experimenting. This killed the movie for me, which sadly has such a great story.
... View MoreVery good example of the "suicide"-disguising-a-homicide genre.Rob Lowe is chillingly convincing as dentist Bart Corbin, who, according to both the movie and news reports, pleaded guilty to killing both his wife Jenn, and, 14 years earlier while in dental school, his estranged girlfriend Dolly Hearn.Both were found dead with single gunshots to the right side of the head, sans notes, yet in each case suicide was the theory first put forth.All of the performances are strong in this far better-than-average Lifetime yarn. In addition to Lowe, there is Stefanie von Pfetten as Jenn, who suspects her husband of having an affair and gets sucked into an internet romance with "Chris," who is really a lesbian posing as a man. Pfetten is believably devastated when the truth becomes clear.Michelle Hurd is also good as the determined Det. Roche, who starts out seeing a cut-and-dried case of suicide but remains open to the possibility of a much more sinister crime scenario. Also turning in strong performances are the boy who plays Jenn's somber 7-year-old son -- he tracks through blood to discover Jenn's body -- and the American Indian/Israeli actress who plays Jenn's lovesick Internet correspondent.I read online that Corbin's attorneys originally argued that "coincidence isn't evidence." Interesting claim! And from what I've read, Corbin technically will become eligible for parole in 2018. However, Georgia officials have said that based on the parole board's track record, he may not actually gain an opportunity for release until 2028.
... View MoreI was caught up watching this right away, reading on the screen this was a true story, which immediately takes off with a neighbor opening th front door after a knock one late night, finding the neighboring kid with bare feet covered in blood. The blood is from the mother, which seems to have shot herself. Then the film tells both the continuation of the effect this has on the relatives and friends, as we also neatly are told in retrospect what happened up to the tragic event of finding her shot on the bed.The film is very good hand work, and the acting is excellent, especially from Rob Lowe, playing the dentist husband Bart Corbin is excellent. No wonder his career is back on track. This shows his acting skills. Stephanie von Pfetten, which plays the dead woman which we also get to know retrospectively does great. Her sister is played by Lauren Holley, also doing that role great. We're neatly introduced to the fact of a family not functioning, with the parents blaming each other.The good hand work is showed in the film's pace, the storytelling and even in the narration and music. We also find the story building up suspension about what happened up to her death, where several is involved. The sister believes Bart killed her. And a female detective, played by Michele Hurd, is doing a great investigative job. We follow the investigation in an interesting way, unveiling the story.When I went to rate this on IMDb I was really baffled by the low score. I expected this to have a rating of 6 or 7, but 4,8??? I really think the ratings here tend to be very right, but this is an exception of the rule. I think this might be due to no dramatic ending. Well, this is a drama, not a fictional crime story. Well, it's far better than this rating in all aspects, and is well worth a watch. A good TV- movie about a true story.
... View MoreThe dentist who had everything except the fact that he couldn't take rejection. Rob Lowe plays this type of guy to the hilt in the true story.His frustrated wife begins an online relationship with a guy named Chris from St. Louis. Imagine, her surprise, when it turns out that Chris is actually a lesbian who has been looking for a relationship since her last one broke up.The movie is intriguing. Did the dentists wife kill herself as it first appeared or was there foul play? The picture wobbles when it's determined that while in college, the good dentist had a girlfriend who allegedly killed herself as well. We've seen this pattern before in films.We also have Lauren Holly, the victim's sister who suspects her brother-in-law from the start. Nothing new here as well except for the fact that the film is admirably done.
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