Deadly Isolation (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Rodney Gibbons

Writer (WGA):

David Rosenfelt (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2005 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

To Save Her Future, She Must Fight His Past.

Plot:

In a quaint and quiet island community off the coast of Maine, Susan is a young widow suffering from deep grief for the loss of her husband...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Widow | Rooftop | Murder | Jump From Height

Cast

Sherilyn Fenn	...	Susan Mandaway
Nicholas Lea	...	Patrick Carlson / Jeff Watkins
Andreas Apergis	...	Kyle Mumford
Marcel Jeannin	...	Kirby Grantham
Sara Bradeen	...	Lisa Patterson
Brett Watson	...	Hank
Norman Mikeal Berketa	...	Daniel Garrett (as Norman Berketa)
Joanna Noyes	...	Dr. Janet Price
Al Dubois	...	Newscaster
Richard Jutras	...	Zimmer
Michael Rudder	...	Dr. Cartwright
Carl Alacchi	...	Richard Wallace
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Cal Byers (as Charles Powell)
Felicia Shulman	...	Maggie
Matt Holland	...	Frank

Also Known As:

Isolement meurtrier (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Canada:90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cypress Point Productions

Sadly, a waste of everyone's time

I have been a fan of Sherilyn Fenn since David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" (who hasn't?) and I've had a great deal of respect for Nicholas Lea because of his very decent work in "The X Files". Unfortunately, looks like time has not been merciful to either of the actors, and they are now being forced to pick up whatever lousy piece of script so-called screenwriters throw at them, not to mention directors who couldn't direct a tree to save their lives. It's a shame, really, because they do deserve better than this run-of-the-mill, "B" or "C" class made-for-TV pulp. The storyline is so thick you could cut it with a chainsaw. The dialogs are so pretentious that I seriously pity the actors who had to actually deliver them. The characters are puppets being jerked around on strings by some unknown force, their motivations having little to do with emotions, the laws of logic or the common sense.

It's hardly a good endorsement for a movie to say that I cared more about peeling dead skin off my heels than about how the film ended. Unfortunately, this happens to be the case with "Deadly Isolation". Use your time more wisely: go for a walk, or to sleep. At least you'll do something positive for your mind.

This film gets a star for each of my favorite actors, the third being a dog. (I thought of adding one for a gun, too, but that would be overgenerous.)