Grave Misconduct (TV 2008)

A fledgling mystery writer sees an opportunity to advance her career after the death of a novelist/friend but faces dire consequences when a series of vicious murders occur, implicating her.

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Matthew Chernov, David Rosiak

Stars:

Crystal Bernard, Vincent Spano, Roxanne Hart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Crystal Bernard	...	Julia London
Vincent Spano	...	Trent Dodson
Roxanne Hart	...	Margo Lawrence
Dorian Harewood	...	Baxter Kyle
Joanna Miles	...	Catherine Hallow
Michael Cole	...	Jason Connelly
Oliver Muirhead	...	Don Crown
Diane Robin	...	Miranda Darkling
Julie Mond	...	Angela Drown
John Fleck	...	Billy Speck
Fran Bennett	...	Mrs. Crutch
Mercedes Colon	...	Cricket Jones
Kathe Mazur	...	Yana Miller
Jack Kandel	...	Bryce
Edward Carnevale	...	Cab Driver

Storyline

Following the mysterious death of a fellow member of a local Mystery Writers' Workshop, a librarian and struggling mystery novelist named Julia London steals the deceased author's unpublished manuscript and purports it to be her own. Once the novel, entitled "Grave Misconduct", becomes a publishing phenomenon, a series of grisly murders occur that mirror events in the book and eventually implicate Julia herself. Now she must work to discover the identity of the killer while simultaneously protecting herself from being publicly exposed.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | librarian | book | serial killer | death of woman | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV RHI Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chapitre macabre

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpine Media, Larry Levinson Productions, Grand Army Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Complete DTV Garbage

First off, this is marginally better than Shark Swarm, which was penned by the same duo of Chernov and Rosiak. I don't know how many chances an unknown writer will get in this business, but these guys are burning all of their chances right out of the gate. To summarize, this film is awful. I saw it on Lifetime a week ago and had a lot of trouble sitting through it. The writers make many of the same fatal errors that doomed their other efforts. They don't develop any of the characters and the ideas and actions of all involved are thoughtless and cliché'd. Grave Misconduct was a movie marketed to women and shown on a women's cable channel. Even so, it didn't have to be this bad.

I give this a 1, but it is better than Shark Swarm. These are just very amateur films made without a hint of passion, logic, or talent.