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Overview

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5.3/10   1,451 votes
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Director:
Michael Steinberg
Writer:
Eric Weiss (writer)
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Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
Evil Never Looked So Good.
Plot:
14-year-old Ellie Christianson wants to make her father Ben her love partner. And when her mother Karen turns up dead, Ellie has a good opportunity. more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Ridiculously unsupported ending... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julia Stiles ... Ellie Christianson
Louise Myrback ... Lena Anderson

William R. Moses ... Ben Christianson
Chelsea Field ... Karen Christianson

Vanessa Zima ... Inger Christianson

Patrick Muldoon ... Lawson Smith
Linda Hart ... Mrs. Potter
Casey Rion ... Leon
Michael Parks ... Detective Boland
Patrick McTavish ... Bobby Smith
Connie Blankenship ... Mrs. Smith

Venessa Verdugo ... Police Woman
Kyle Sabihy ... Snuffy Holmes

Sterling Macer Jr. ... Detective Ritchie (as Sterling Macer)

Beano ... Forensic Cop
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Second Wife (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Inger Christianson: Who died and made you boss?... Oh. more
Soundtrack:
When I am Queen more

FAQ

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Ridiculously unsupported ending..., 28 December 2002
5/10
Author: dwpollar from Bothell, Washington

1st watched 12/28/02 - 5 out of 10(Dir-Michael Steinberg): Ridiculously unsupported ending blows what for the most part was a very stylish, well acted, well-done horror/thriller movie. Julia Stiles does a superb job with her role of a tortured child with violent tendencies and the direction is sly and cunning, but for some reason the filmmakers decided to throw a curve in the last half hour that works for some movies but for this one destroyed all that had been built up to this point. To tell you much of the story wouldn't really matter because, just remember, the end isn't what is expected or should be unless the actors & actresses are lying to you throughout it. This is basically about a mother who becomes killed apparently by a break-in but through the twists and turns of the story-telling we are being led to believe that one of the children has something to do with it. That actress is then put through the paces and shown to be a definite possibility to the murder even to the point of imitating her mother after her death and definetly wanting to take her place. The movie should have been more about why she wanted to do this but we only get small hints about this. Then, all of a sudden, instead of exploring what I mentioned in the last sentence the aforementioned `stupid' & `meaningless' ending was thrown at us from left field. I think I've said enough, Yes I'm upset.(but I'll get by). Hopefully Steinberg will as well.

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