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Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution (2005) (TV)
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25 May 2005 (USA)
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Workmanlike but boring
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Janel Moloney | ... | Amber Frey |
 | Terry Kinney | ... | Detective Neil O'Hara |
 | Nathan Anderson | ... | Scott Peterson |
 | Paget Brewster | ... | Carol Carter |
 | John Rubinstein | ... | Mark Geragos |
 | Nora Dunn | ... | Gloria Allred |
| Nathaniel DeVeaux | ... | Steve Richards |
| Susan Hogan | ||
| Madeleine Parker | ... | Baby Ayiana |
| Eric Breker | ... | Dave |
 | Michael Daingerfield | ... | Jim Carter |
 | Fred Keating | ... | David Harris |
| Don MacKay | ... | Judge |
 | Dalias Blake | ... | Court Clerk |
 | Eric Keenleyside | ... | Ronny Matthews |
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Witness: The Amber Frey Story (USA) (working title)
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I caught this movie on Sky Premiere this week and it filled 80 minutes. Being from the UK, I had no baggage coming to this film. I understand that the case received saturation coverage in the US, featuring as it does the essential ingredients of murder, sex and betrayal. I didn't realise that the screenplay was adapted from a book by Amber Frey, which clearly put the balance in her favour. During the movie, she came across as a person of integrity and high morals. What a surprise then, when I searched her on Google after watching the movie, to discover that she had written the required book, appeared on numerous chat shows, sold the film rights, etc.
Ah well, I suppose you can't blame someone for making a buck or two.
The film itself is serviceable but bland as you would expect of a TV movie. The central roles are all played by actors who bear a startling resemblance to their real-life counterparts. None more so than the actress Janel Moloney playing the role of Amber Frey. I am not familiar with Moloney's work in the West Wing but I assume her soporific turn here was a reflection of the real-life nature of Frey. If it's not - then, please excuse me, but this was a performance that ran the gamut of emotions from A to B. Considering the situation she found herself in I am surprised she remained so calm and composed - almost icy.
As usual in TV movies, there are huge leaps in the narrative and the audience is expected to fill in the holes. For example, one minute she is alone in the world after the revelations about her ex-boyfriend, the next, she is in bed with a massage colleague and has been made pregnant by him.
Finally, the courtroom scenes built up no tension whatsoever. They seemed tacked on almost as an afterthought.
All in all, it passed the 80 minutes, but if it had been a moment longer, it would have been too long.
There is probably a decent film to be made of this case - this ain't it.