That's not a spoiler because it's a hoarding movie. Not the ending I expected but it is on brand for Lifetime. It is dark. If taken from the pov that tragedy causes reactions one might not have otherwise, then maybe it works for the movie. These two characters were clearly broken. Short of that, you might feel empty by the end. I don't think the first part of the climax is necessarily outside the realm of possibility, but the second part was definitely a bit more extreme.
I know this is based on a book but one thing I found disappointing was that I expected Lucy to have a clean room. Just to show the contrast and maybe a form of protest. But at the same time, her siblings had a different view of what went on in their childhood than what Lucy remembered. So it makes some sense that she would placate her mom over the years since she was the only one left. IDK seeing that even her own space was overwhelmed by her mother's influence was a hard thing to see. The hold her mother kept on her simply because she was the youngest and didn't leave her was awful. I also found it strange that Lucy's one friend noticed things but Mom's coworkers and bosses at work did not? They both did go to great lengths to conceal what was going on but the daughter showering at school stood out enough. Was Mom doing the same at work? They only showed the Mom's POV from her budding relationship's angle, but missed the opportunity to build some development through things falling apart at work.
I remember Lizzie Boys from a Hallmark movie a few years back, but I also recently saw her in My Mom Made Me Do It on Lifetime. Between that movie and Dirty Little Secret, DLS is better imo. Melissa Joan Hart did pretty good as well, far better than the Christmas movie she did for Lifetime last year. I almost hate to say it, but her character wasn't all that sympathetic given that she alienated everyone who cared about her and manipulated Lucy to keep her secrets.
The ending is jarring and unsatisfying and someone is going to jail or mental institution, but it's still a decently well written movie and one of the better 2022 ones from the network.
I know this is based on a book but one thing I found disappointing was that I expected Lucy to have a clean room. Just to show the contrast and maybe a form of protest. But at the same time, her siblings had a different view of what went on in their childhood than what Lucy remembered. So it makes some sense that she would placate her mom over the years since she was the only one left. IDK seeing that even her own space was overwhelmed by her mother's influence was a hard thing to see. The hold her mother kept on her simply because she was the youngest and didn't leave her was awful. I also found it strange that Lucy's one friend noticed things but Mom's coworkers and bosses at work did not? They both did go to great lengths to conceal what was going on but the daughter showering at school stood out enough. Was Mom doing the same at work? They only showed the Mom's POV from her budding relationship's angle, but missed the opportunity to build some development through things falling apart at work.
I remember Lizzie Boys from a Hallmark movie a few years back, but I also recently saw her in My Mom Made Me Do It on Lifetime. Between that movie and Dirty Little Secret, DLS is better imo. Melissa Joan Hart did pretty good as well, far better than the Christmas movie she did for Lifetime last year. I almost hate to say it, but her character wasn't all that sympathetic given that she alienated everyone who cared about her and manipulated Lucy to keep her secrets.
The ending is jarring and unsatisfying and someone is going to jail or mental institution, but it's still a decently well written movie and one of the better 2022 ones from the network.