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Director:
Alan Roberts
Writer:
Neil Ronco (writer)
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Genre:
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Plot:
An accountant (Hamlin) beleaguered by personal and professional problems gets involved with a femme... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harry Hamlin ... Jim Stevens

Lysette Anthony ... Ellie

Michael Ironside ... Oliver
Steve Railsback ... Robbins

Olivia Hussey ... Gail

Bill Nunn ... Det. Vincent
Joseph Campanella ... Barton

Neil Ronco ... Matthew
Sigal Diamant ... Sales Clerk

Reilly Murphy ... Kenny
Bill Smillie ... Security Guard
Kato Kaelin ... Bond Trader #1 / Police Officer

Stephen Landis ... Bond Trader #2
Randy Mermell ... BondTrader #3
Grant Cramer ... Bond Trader #4
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:16 | France:-12 (TV rating) | USA:R | UK:18

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Good enough toward end, but not spectacular, 21 August 2007
Author: vchimpanzee from North Carolina

At the start of the movie, Jim Stevens has to explain to his young son Kenny that parents sometimes have to spend time apart. It's not that he and Kenny's mother hate each other, but he and Kenny both wish things could be different.

And if you were looking for a family movie, that is all you should watch.

Jim goes to a mall to buy a present for Kenny, and he sees this beautiful woman walk into a lingerie store. Ellie tries on a sexy teddy, and she actually walks out into the store still wearing it. Jim desperately tries not to appear to be a pervert.

Outside the store, Oliver shows up angry, and his behavior suggests that he abuses Ellie. Ellie writes a note with her phone number and the words "Save Me". Jim calls the number and Ellie suggests meeting at Santa Monica Pier. There, she explains that Oliver is the psychiatrist in charge of her mother's care, that she wants to break up with him, and that he will do anything to stop her from leaving.

Jim sells bonds for Barton and Robbins, and while he has made lots of money for them in the past, the company has been carrying him for a year and this has to stop. And on that day he had the talk with Kenny, Jim did show up late and dressed like a construction worker while everyone else was wearing nice suits. Barton seems to be on his side, but Jim's new boss Michael wishes he were in charge so he could just fire Jim. Jim refuses to go against his values, which Michael doesn't have. On what may be a related note, someone with Michael's values handles Oliver's money.

Jim's values are quite different where personal relationships are concerned. He doesn't seem to be formally separated from his wife, and yet what happens with Ellie makes this a forbidden romance/women in jep movie typical of Lifetime. Actually, we don't really see Ellie in jeopardy nearly as much as we see Jim running for his life.

Jim's friend Matthew offers help in solving the Oliver problem, and he has a cabin with a hot tub to which he invites Jim and Ellie.

The second half almost redeems the movie. There are some unexpected plot twists. Or, if you're the type who can see these things coming a mile away, lame plot twists. But I enjoyed them. Also a pretty good car chase.

Even if this wasn't any better than a typical TV-movie, Michael Ironside and Lysette Anthony give superior performances (well, for this material, anyway). I wasn't sure if it was just the accent in Anthony's case, but later I realized she was talented. Bill Nunn did a good job as the detective. Only one acting performance was truly bad: Steve Railsback as the evil boss Michael.

If you enjoy watching a woman just get undressed, there's a scene in the lingerie store that should make you feel cheap and dirty. Since the credits say "nude model", I have to wonder if the scene was redone for TV. I didn't see much of Ellie either, which I understand is a shame.

I wouldn't say good, only "good enough".

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