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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Going back in time to reveal plot twists was unique., 12 June 2004
Author:
(sol87@excite.com) from Monroe, WI
The many time shifts reminded me of the book "Slaughterhouse Five", by
Kurt Vonnegut, but this movie was not as confusing as that book. Using
those time shifts into the past in order to reveal some plot twists
kept it interesting. Showing the spinning hands of a clock in order to
alert the viewer of the upcoming time shifts did get old though.
Carla's (played by Kristin Minter) constantly repeated comment "this
will be better than what we planned" (or some variation thereof), which
she used whenever things went wrong, also got old quickly.
John Ratzenberger's performance as P.I. Clay Fairfield, was refreshing
in a non-Cliff Clavin role.
I must have missed something, but can anyone e-mail me to tell me how
the body got out of the trunk about 3/4 of the way through the movie?
(when shortly after that, Rachel Avery found it laying alongside the
road).
5 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Starts cleverly but the twists get silly towards the end, 4 January 2002
Author:
bob the moo from Birmingham, UK
Rachel is a young woman married to a very rich older man, Holden Avery.
However a night out with her friend Carla ends with a one night stand with
Travis. Travis is working with Carla and they produce photographs of the
two together. Travis tries to blackmail Rachel for $100,000 to destroy the
photographs, but Carla is also working with Rachel in a bigger plot
involving murder and double-crosses.
I didn't have high hopes for this due to it's unknown cast and the speed
with which it reached TV. At the start it looked like another TV film with
the same old plot, however it actually gets a bit cleverer than that and has
some nice twists and turns, some you expect and some you don't. The clocks
winding time back stuff allows us to jump back in forth in time every time a
twist occurs - letting us see how the twist came about and a little back
story or to see the same events from a different point of view. This is
cleverly done but is nothing more than a fancy flashback tool. The twists
get a bit silly after a while and aren't as credible the more the film goes
on. It's a shame because it starts picking up momentum only to get too fast
to be believable.
The unknown cast do a reasonable job, Kristin Minter is the best role
(although I felt she was needless shot nude just to keep viewers interest).
Megan Ward is not great, she is too tearful and scared at the start and too
ruthless at the end, but she does OK. Ashby is also weak with a good ol'
boy character. David Duke is one of the worst - not really doing anything
with his character or lines. Ratzenberger (best known from Cheers) is good
as a private eye but his scenes are often daft and this makes him look bad -
for example he is following Rachel as she meets someone in a deserted
parking lot, he parks 5 cars lengths away in the middle of an empty lot but
doesn't get noticed! Most of his scenes have stupid mistakes like that,
things that a real PI would never get away with.
Overall this is cleverer than I thought it would be. The "tick-tock"
element makes the flashback idea more interesting, but the twists that are
so good at first quickly get silly and a bit tiresome.
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Quite An Interesting Thriller, 30 October 2001
Author:
rosemcgowanrulez2001 from Toronto, Ontario
To start off with my review on this flick I will say that if anyone is expecting an awesome cutting edge thriller then pass on my review. But if you have an open mind when it comes to direct-to-video flicks then read on. Now "Tick Tock" is actually not too bad of a thriller. Getting a pretty face like Megan Ward doesn't hurt at all. The movie does start off slow and it may not catch your interest, but hey it is only for the first about 15-20 minutes. Then when Megan Ward and pal are at the bar and a "cowboy" walks over to them to chat, the first thing Melrose Place viewers will do is laugh because for those of us who watched MP, Megan Ward played Connie and Linden Ashby played Dr. Bret Cooper "Coop" at the hospital, he plays this "cowboy" Travis. Anyhow, the director of this flick makes you think "what the?" when after certain things happen, the clock turns back and we see an in depth type of view of a character which will explain why a certain thing has happening at points in the story. This happens throughout the flick and definitely kept me interested. John Ratzenberger, Cliff from Cheers, is in this and he plays his small role actually good as a P.I. And David Dukes plays the rich husband,Holden,of Megan Ward's character Rachel. The plot is Rachel and Carla are planning to kill Holden and from there the story has lots of twists and turns. Even her husband has a certain plan. So everyone in the movie crosses paths one time or another in this movie and it is really cool how it is done. Sort of like 2 Days In The Valley. The cast is small and that is good so you will keep on getting into this story as each character is not what you think they are. The poorest acting out of this is done by Kristin Minter. Her acting is sub par compared to Megan Ward's and I think Megan is under rated. Was she not good in Encino Man? All in all this is a good thriller/mystery movie but the ending will make you say "what kind of ending is this?" I guess the director just couldn't come up with a great ending, but then direct to video movies/B-movies usually end that way. Oh and yes the usual lesbian type scene is in there. Megan and Kristin both share a kiss, where else, in the women's washroom at the bar. Megan Ward is sexy and maybe she will start to do some more of these types of flicks like Kari Wuhrer. 5 out of 10.
4 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Attractive thriller that no one talks about., 2 December 2000
Author:
makenai from on the Net
I have to accept that this movie got my attention because Megan Ward was
in
it. Otherwise, I am sure I would not watch it. Luckily, I did, and let me
tell you what I found.
From the beginning to the end, the movie maintains the suspense by
revealing
the plot gradually from different characters' standpoints. Therefore, you
do
not have the whole history until the director goes back in time and
presents
what happened from other character's viewpoint, which is necessary to be
known to explain the story. Additionally, characters' motives are not so
clear, giving the movie another conflict factor. I liked this way of
developing the story as well as some transitions from one scene to another
using a common object to both.
Respect to the story itself, it begins with M. Ward (Rachel) and D. Dukes
(Holden) having sex. After that, he tells her he will be out for a couple
of
days to visit her daughter Anne (H. Burress) and he goes to take a shower.
Then, Rachel calls her friend Carla (K. Minter) and they talk about doing
something together; but Rachel is not sure. Later, Rachel drops Holden at
the airport where he (knowing she talked with Carla) tells her to not
spend
time with Carla because she is a bad influence. From there, the story
complicates when Rachel and Carla meet at a bar and casually get in touch
with Travis (L. Ashby.)
Talking about the negatives, cast performance is not the best (but I
expect
that) and I did not like how the writer justified certain characters'
conducts, although I believe it is probably me. Overall, I give this movie
a
solid six (6) using IMDB's user ratings as scale.
5 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Exceptionally intriguing plot and two lovely actresses, 14 August 2004
Author:
drbill-1 from Gainesville GA
When I started watching this movie on TV, my first thought was, "Never
heard of any of these cast members." However, I realized that at one
time Bogart, John Wayne, Tom Hanks, and Sean Connery had not been heard
of either, so I was patient.
What a densely woven plot! What intrigue and double-crossing. I would
not believe anyone who told me he or she figured out the ending ahead
of time.
And what lovely actresses. They could energize a dull movie pretty
quickly, and in this lively movie they were something else!
I would watch this one again, and try to figure out all the nuances,
because there are plenty of them!
1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Worse ways to spend a couple of hours, 1 September 2008
Author:
caa821 from Tulsa OK
This was a decent flick to watch at the beginning of a holiday weekend,
just before getting ready to head-out. It was a "double-cross,"
followed by "double-cross," followed by "double-cross..." story, with
flashbacks/re-playings of scenes, introduced by a backward-spinning
clock face (with fancy Roman numerals, yet!!), sort of a "poor man's
'Roshomon'."
A lot of Lifetime movies have the psychotic, murderous neighbor or
babysitter or student, etc., or a heroine dealing with a spouse with a
secret pass, and/ or fleeing great danger. This story was a refreshing
change in this regard. It had some holes, but was actually as good a
mystery/thriller as some of the big-screen, mega-buck, "A"-list movies.
But it did, somewhat amusingly, have one quality which about 98 or 99%
Lifetime presentations contain: the male characters were vacuous,
clueless and possessed a level of intelligence far inferior to the
ladies of the cast.
Anyway, the leads were attractive, and the two gals deliciously "bad,"
especially the one who was the prime author and leader of the devious
undertakings.
I didn't recognize any of the thespians, except for John Ratzenberger,
but apparently they have histories in some popular day- and night-time
TV fare which weren't programs I ever watched.
All-in-all not the worst way to spend a couple of hours relaxing.
1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
gripping, 8 June 2007
Author:
genieinabottle from Poland
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Tick Tock was a lot of fun to watch and kept me interested throughout.
Two main roles are played by beautiful actresses that give very good
performances. Carla (Kristin Minter) and Rachel (Megan Ward) scheme to
kill Rachel's wealthy husband, Holden (David Dukes), to get the whole
inheritance. All they need is a patsy who would do the dirty work for
them. Carla's lover, Travis (Linden Ashby), seems a perfect choice. The
two female characters have strikingly different personalities - Carla
is devious and cold-blooded, she does the planning and keeps her cool
when things go out of hand. She's the mastermind of the scheme. Her
partner Rachel, on the contrary, is tearful, unsure of herself and
loses her cool whenever something goes wrong. She completely depends on
Carla for instructions what to do. She gets a bit annoying when she is
constantly saying things like 'Now what?' 'Now what's the plan?' 'Are
you sure?' 'What are we doing now?' 'Do you think that's a good idea?'
'I don't know,' I was thinking that maybe we should wait?' I don't
think I can go through with this,' 'I don't think I can keep this up,'
'No, I can't, I can't, Carla,' 'What are we doing?!' and ... 'I think I
peed my pants.'
The events in the movie are not presented in order but the series of
flashbacks provides the viewer with a more comprehensive insight into
the intricacies of the plot and make the movie more intriguing.
I enjoyed watching Tick Tock even though it has some flaws, the ending
being the major one. Why would indecisive Rachel want to kill Carla
when throughout the movie it was Carla who planned and managed the
whole thing and encouraged Rachel to keep at it every time she was
about to chicken out? What was she trying to achieve by doing so? Now
that she's lost her smart partner she completely blows her chances of
getting away with the crime. At that moment the movie lost logic to me.
And it is beyond me why faint-hearted Rachel would hack Travis to death
bashing him hard so many times with a shovel if earlier in the movie
she was clearly disgusted at the way Carla killed Holden. Also, there
was only one scene showing that Carla and Rachel were lesbians. The
motivation for the crime would be more convincing if their relationship
was developed better. Aside from the ending, Tick Tock is great fun to
watch.
I found the soundtrack pretty good.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Tick Tock is a Good Title, 6 January 2006
Author:
whpratt1 from United States
Viewed this film which was called "A Friendship to Die For", and through out the entire picture you noticed a clock in quite a few scenes and I wondered why, now I find out the picture was really called "Tick Tock" and it makes more sense. There seemed to always be a rush against the clock in this film about two females who were great friends and had a wonderful deep love for each other which was boiling over and over. Megan Ward, (Rachel Avery), "Mirror Man",'03 and Kristin Minter,(Carla),"Pissed",'05 were the two lovers who had a clever plan and a poor sucker of a guy gets roped into all kinds of situations. There is a private detective who drives around a beat up piece of junk something like a "Colombo" style vehicle only Worse. All kinds of murders happen and bodies are transported here and there. You will simply love the ending, which I thought was simply Great. Enjoy
Chained for Life, 24 April 2011
Author:
sol from Brooklyn NY USA
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
***SPOILERS*** Very much like Stanley Kbrick's 1956 crime thriller "The
Killing" the made for TV flick "Tic Tock" or "A friendship to kill for"
uses the movie technique of flashbacks in real time to reconstruct it's
very complicated plot making it easy for its audience to follow it.
In the film lesbian lovers Rachal & Carla, Megan Ward & Kristin
Minter,plan to knock off Rachel's rich husband Holden Avery, David
Dukes, who's known in these parts, the West Coast, of the country as
the potato king. It's Holden who supplies most of the restaurants in
California Oregon and Washington state with top grade Idaho potatoes
that he personally inspects for any defects to make sure that their top
grade.
Holden in fact is suspicious that his wife Rachel is cheating on him
and had employed private detective Clay Fairfield, John Ratzenberger,
to check her out. Fairfield comes up with this urban cowboy type Travis
Brewer, Linden Ashby, who's been trying to get friendly with her since
he introduced herself to Raciel at a local bar. As we soon find out
Travis is part of the plan that the manipulating Carla, in fact he's
her secret lover, is using both Rachel & Travis to not only knock off
Holden but have Travis, a two time loser already, end up taking the rap
for it!
Everything works like clockwork with Holden getting his skull smashed
in by Carla with Travis who was told to go to Holden's mansion for his
payoff money, in him blackmailing Rachael, being spotted by PI
Fairfield where he'd end being the prime suspect in Holden's murder! As
things soon turned out Holden's daughter Anne, Hedy Burress, showed up
unexpectedly at the Holden Mansion complicating things for the two
murderesses! What's even more disturbing for Rachel & Carla is that
Travis, in finding Holden's body, had cleaned up the bloody mess hiding
Holden's battered and bloodied corpes in the woods thus taking him out
of being a suspect in his murder!
****SPOILERS**** With their perfect crime unraveling both Rachel and
Clara start to unravel themselves in trying to cover it up! With
Travis,the designated fall guy, being the only one who can finger the
girls in Holden's murder he's then set up to be murdered himself by
Carla & Rachel only to end up , by the skin of his teeth, getting away.
It's when Travis runs out of luck and is about to be gunned down by
Rachel who had earlier murdered her partner in crime Carla, for
cheating on her with him, that he ends up not only getting away in a
sense but taking his potential murderer,Rachel, along with him! In a
most unusual both together and unexpected way!
A surprisingly enjoyable thriller!, 31 January 2010
Author:
PhantomAgony from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS TOWARDS THE END, BUT NOTHING
CONCRETE AND DOES NOT SPOILER REALLY ANYTHING..
I just watched this film, called 'A Friendship to Die For' on Lifetime
and was pleasantly surprised by what an enjoyable thriller it was and
the way the director told the story, constantly flashing back in time
to view the scenario from a different characters' perspective was
creative. There were many twists in this film and it did not follow a
formulaic thriller plot which was refreshing. Just when you thought you
knew what was going to happen, there would be a twist and then a
flashback to show the audience how exactly that twist came to happen.
The story is basically about a murder plot that goes wrong and the
antics that happen during the night to try and fix the crime, only
things keep going wrong, things keep trying to be corrected and before
the killer(s) know it, they are in over their heads.
My one gripe was the ongoing theme to see who could incriminate
themselves more with DNA/Fingerprint evidence. The actual murder is
committed in the nude telling the audience that said killer(s) is
conscious of this type of thing yet once things start going wrong,
DNA/Fingerprints don't really seem to be on the killer(s) mind(s) as
he/she/they go from object to object touching at will and throw objects
like a blood soaked dead body into a car trunk for transportation
without even considering the DNA that will be left behind. It became
comical at times which I don't really know if it that is a good or bad
thing.
Also.. why, once the dead body went MIA, Megan Ward's character of
Rachel didn't just call 911 and act like he was missing is beyond me. I
guess they wouldn't have had a movie then. Ha.. since had she done
that, she probably would have been home free since she had an alibi and
the PI man had seen the cowboy's car at the home making him suspect
number 1. Plus, the dead body would have eventually been found... Just
a thought. It's almost certain that the cowboy would have gone down for
the murder..but again, then we wouldn't have a movie. :)
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