I would agree with everybody who says that the movie isn't as bad as it is made out to be. I would also nod at those detracting from it. After all, why is this a straight-to-video release? The main fault lie in the basic plot. Quite obviously, a girl like Amanda is bright, and wouldn't be duped into going along with the flimsy FLIMSY F L I M S Y motivation provided by the psychotic Hailey. You can't go dumping a body on someone's property and expect the law to prosecute the person on that circumstantial evidence alone. And the abducted friend? Doesn't change that Hailey is not to be trusted FOR A SECOND. It's the biggest claptrap that the script is dishing up to keep the wheels moving towards the next scenario and Amanda, the theatrical audience would have felt, wouldn't have considered it for a second.
I kept thinking of the movie GONE, with Amanda Seyfried. That one is riddled with mistakes as well, yet has a good performance. Here as well. Seriously flawed, but watchable. Katie Cassidy is, as always, very likable, took some time for me to adapt to her as a brunette. Newcomer Tracey plays such an awful character that it quickly detracts from her, but she shows a lot of promise as well.
Katie Cassidy is a visual feast. I was in awe of her in MELROSE PLACE (the reboot) and jumped at this title when I saw the trailer on a DVD. That barefoot long-legged scene in the hallway is a classic, and her performance as the innocent heroine dragged into the wayward Hailey's convoluted scheme, resisting her for most of the way, really won me over.
A good movie, no. A badly-made movie, no. A flimsy script, yes. A bit hot on getting girl+girl love scenes on film WITHOUT backing it up with a halfway decent plot.
Do you see me complaining though? Well, aside from the snarky remarks here, I mean. No, I am The Raven, and I'm here for the sake of the pretty actresses, so, no disappointment for me here!
I kept thinking of the movie GONE, with Amanda Seyfried. That one is riddled with mistakes as well, yet has a good performance. Here as well. Seriously flawed, but watchable. Katie Cassidy is, as always, very likable, took some time for me to adapt to her as a brunette. Newcomer Tracey plays such an awful character that it quickly detracts from her, but she shows a lot of promise as well.
Katie Cassidy is a visual feast. I was in awe of her in MELROSE PLACE (the reboot) and jumped at this title when I saw the trailer on a DVD. That barefoot long-legged scene in the hallway is a classic, and her performance as the innocent heroine dragged into the wayward Hailey's convoluted scheme, resisting her for most of the way, really won me over.
A good movie, no. A badly-made movie, no. A flimsy script, yes. A bit hot on getting girl+girl love scenes on film WITHOUT backing it up with a halfway decent plot.
Do you see me complaining though? Well, aside from the snarky remarks here, I mean. No, I am The Raven, and I'm here for the sake of the pretty actresses, so, no disappointment for me here!