Wicked Minds (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Jason Hreno

Writers:

Turi Meyer (writer)
Al Septien (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 2003 (Spain)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A young man returns home from college to find his father remarried, until the sudden murder of his father leaves everyone suspect. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Sneakers | Homeless Man | Police | Bar

Cast

Angie Everhart	...	Lana
Andrew W. Walker	...	Holden Price
Winston Rekert	...	Mason
Amy Sloan	...	Nicole
Frank Schorpion	...	Harry
Ellen David	...	Det. Clarkson
Conrad Pla	...	Det. Mormino
Bobo Vian	...	Madeline
Alan Fawcett	...	Gerald Sykes
John Topor	...	Homeless man
Sean Devine	...	Julien
Noël Burton	...	Curator
Doug Price	...	Price executive
James Rae	...	Caretaker
Richard Jutras	...	Coroner

Also Known As:

Esprits tordus (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Wicked Minds Productions Inc.

Quotes:

Holden Price: They say my generation is jaded. Brought up in a time when there's no faith in God, government, people -- anything. But whatever created my generation came before me. We didn't make all this up. Our attitudes, our way of looking at life, we learned by example. It's a tough time to be young, yet somehow we all learn to cope. In the end, all you need is a good plan.

More twists than a corkscrew

I gave this 5 out of 10 stars.

I had never heard of any of the actors or actresses in this film. None of them would rate above B level, and this is a B movie--made for television film--and it shows.

The lead, Andrew W. Walker, who plays Holden, was especially disappointing as he lacked the looks, the charisma, and the talent.

Angie Everhart as Lana was attractive, although I suspect older than the character she was trying to play.

This mystery/crime drama's main problem was the opposite of what I usually complain about, which is lack of plot. This movie had more plot and twists than were believable. It also has a few minor holes in the plot. With better actors and a tightening of the script I think it could have been a really good movie.

Basically the story revolves around Holden, a young man who has graduated from Harvard, bummed around Europe for a year, and now come to the home of his wealthy father, Mason.

Father and son are not particularly close and there are some "issues" between them. To add to those issues is Mason's surprise marriage to Lana, an attractive woman, far closer to his son's age than his own.

There is a murder and a big question of who did it, there's also a blackmail scheme, and unexpected revelations and surprises. Not the worse movie I've ever seen. It is watchable and mildly entertaining -- which these days is saying a lot for any film.