It's one of those movies that's so bad it's good. It's fun to watch as long as you aren't expecting something like the Sixth Sense.
On the plus side, it's nice to look at Danica, same with the D.A. It was amusing at the end when the daughter said something along the lines of "I'm going to go to law school and become a Jedi Knight like my mother".
On the negative side, the daughter is a jerk who deserves to go to jail even if she IS innocent, Urkel is over dramatic, there was a stupid Perry Mason like courtroom scene, and I agree with the other reviewer who said it looked like they used their rehearsal scenes in the final version.
One question remains....Will they make another sequel?
17 Reviews
If Ever A Movie Did Not Need A Sequel
pv71989-113 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Every movie that wins over viewers does not need a sequel. Danica McKellar held her own in "The Wrong Woman," but she doesn't even bother holding anything in for this sequel.
In brief, Danica reprises her role as Ellen Plainview, who was nearly convicted of a crime she didn't commit. In the ensuing four years, she managed to get through law school, pass her bar exam and become a very successful defense attorney in record time.
She'll need it because her daughter is now falsely accused of murder, this time for allegedly killing one of her teachers. Danica defends her daughter.
From the start, this movie is just ripe. Overacting with more ham than a thousand Christmas dinners is the norm (no pun intended since George Wendt has a small role).
Seriously, the acting is more like a high school drama, something out of "The Wonder Years."
The only credible performances come from Wendt in a small role and the judge, played by Veronica Cartwright ("The Birds," "Alien").
The rest of the cast is horrible. Jaleel White, also reprising his role from the first movie, chews all of his scenes with abandon, making us all wish he would just be Urkel again. Jamie-Lynn Sigler as the ADA apparently learned nothing from her years on "The Sopranos."
To add injury to insult, the movie tacks on a by-the-numbers, duh- moment "twist" where the daughter suddenly figures out who the real killer is. That person confronts her since she stupidly goes out to talk to the person without letting anyone know. The killer tries to silence her with all the effectiveness of a stand-in holding a spot for the star. Mom arrives and intervenes in a scene so poorly done you wonder how it made it through post.
The gist of this whole thing is that the sequel looks more like the entire cast was rehearsing their lines for the first time and the director said, hey, let's just go with this.
I only watched this because the house is filled with female relatives and I was outvoted 10 to 1.
After the movie was over, it was 11 to 0 in favor of never watching this thing again.
Be warned.
In brief, Danica reprises her role as Ellen Plainview, who was nearly convicted of a crime she didn't commit. In the ensuing four years, she managed to get through law school, pass her bar exam and become a very successful defense attorney in record time.
She'll need it because her daughter is now falsely accused of murder, this time for allegedly killing one of her teachers. Danica defends her daughter.
From the start, this movie is just ripe. Overacting with more ham than a thousand Christmas dinners is the norm (no pun intended since George Wendt has a small role).
Seriously, the acting is more like a high school drama, something out of "The Wonder Years."
The only credible performances come from Wendt in a small role and the judge, played by Veronica Cartwright ("The Birds," "Alien").
The rest of the cast is horrible. Jaleel White, also reprising his role from the first movie, chews all of his scenes with abandon, making us all wish he would just be Urkel again. Jamie-Lynn Sigler as the ADA apparently learned nothing from her years on "The Sopranos."
To add injury to insult, the movie tacks on a by-the-numbers, duh- moment "twist" where the daughter suddenly figures out who the real killer is. That person confronts her since she stupidly goes out to talk to the person without letting anyone know. The killer tries to silence her with all the effectiveness of a stand-in holding a spot for the star. Mom arrives and intervenes in a scene so poorly done you wonder how it made it through post.
The gist of this whole thing is that the sequel looks more like the entire cast was rehearsing their lines for the first time and the director said, hey, let's just go with this.
I only watched this because the house is filled with female relatives and I was outvoted 10 to 1.
After the movie was over, it was 11 to 0 in favor of never watching this thing again.
Be warned.
Cast distracting to an unlikely Plot
abba42719611 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Here's a lawyer defending her daughter? After having been tried for murder years earlier and defending herself. The mix of The Wonder Years, Family Matters, Cheers, Mean Girls, and various ex-Disney cast members mixed together, playing on tropes of sexism, defending a child (legally), psychotic best friend, and an Egoistic Urkel is distracting. If you liked the original, the Wrong Woman, this is not a bad sequel. Be aware that this movie starts with a knifing in a parking lot and a lot of really bad police procedures that are also laughable, despicable, and highly distracting. Remarkably, more tears in this movie by actors than I can ever remember.
Jaleel White sucks!
ms-shoegal1 April 2021
OMG so bad ....
cerabus-647-6588782 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
OK, i generally like life time movies and hallmarks ... generally.
This one is so bad i had to keep from biting my own tongue off to not scream at the screen.
First off, the playwright should be shot .. its like a 15 year old wrote it. So many clichés its not funny. OK, a couple is fine, but the whole movie? So much over acting its almost hilarious. The daughter (Paige Searcy .. that poor actress, saddled with such drivel as they had her spiel out. Seriously .. if you where up for 1st degree murder would you hide being with a boy as your alibi? Or keep details about your whereabouts from your mother/lawyer? yea OK .. what ever.
Second in my line of teeth gritting was Jaleel White. Somebody please buy this guy a deserted island and doom him on it ... for the love of god this man overacts and with that voice it cuts right through your skull.
Danica McKellar, OK, she's gorgeous, but for petes sake can't she smile? The whole movie she was in tears or almost so, In front of the judge, talking to just about anyone, tears, frowns and more tears. Everywhere tears. I want to see if she ever smiles if her face will crack .. maybe/maybe not?
As for the rest of the cast, all pretty much the same, overacting overacting overacting and most of them not suited for the parts they play, really bad casting in my opinion all way round.
And, Claudia Christian, fine, she was a star in the Babylon 5 days, great in fact. Now .. well lets say "way too many facelifts" .. and having her play a desk sergeant bit part? She must need the money for more plastic surgery , that's all I'm gonna say.
Finally, if i was that girl with friends like hers, I'd shoot myself ... Talk about a frenemy(?) and her ,mother .. I'm so glad I'm old and have no friends like this.
By the end i wanted the girl to fry just to put her out of her pain in being in this drivel ..
This one is so bad i had to keep from biting my own tongue off to not scream at the screen.
First off, the playwright should be shot .. its like a 15 year old wrote it. So many clichés its not funny. OK, a couple is fine, but the whole movie? So much over acting its almost hilarious. The daughter (Paige Searcy .. that poor actress, saddled with such drivel as they had her spiel out. Seriously .. if you where up for 1st degree murder would you hide being with a boy as your alibi? Or keep details about your whereabouts from your mother/lawyer? yea OK .. what ever.
Second in my line of teeth gritting was Jaleel White. Somebody please buy this guy a deserted island and doom him on it ... for the love of god this man overacts and with that voice it cuts right through your skull.
Danica McKellar, OK, she's gorgeous, but for petes sake can't she smile? The whole movie she was in tears or almost so, In front of the judge, talking to just about anyone, tears, frowns and more tears. Everywhere tears. I want to see if she ever smiles if her face will crack .. maybe/maybe not?
As for the rest of the cast, all pretty much the same, overacting overacting overacting and most of them not suited for the parts they play, really bad casting in my opinion all way round.
And, Claudia Christian, fine, she was a star in the Babylon 5 days, great in fact. Now .. well lets say "way too many facelifts" .. and having her play a desk sergeant bit part? She must need the money for more plastic surgery , that's all I'm gonna say.
Finally, if i was that girl with friends like hers, I'd shoot myself ... Talk about a frenemy(?) and her ,mother .. I'm so glad I'm old and have no friends like this.
By the end i wanted the girl to fry just to put her out of her pain in being in this drivel ..
Send her to the electric chair
phd_travel26 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I like Danica Mackellar in light movies. But this sequel to her previous movie where she defends herself is terrible. The dialog is so bimbo like that it is laughable. And the acting is high school amateurish. This is below any Hallmark, Lifetime, ABC family standard.
Here Danica's character defends her daughter who is so irritating that you just want to send her to the electric chair. She withholds information from her mother the lawyer and says bratty things and cries incessantly.
Don't watch this.
Here Danica's character defends her daughter who is so irritating that you just want to send her to the electric chair. She withholds information from her mother the lawyer and says bratty things and cries incessantly.
Don't watch this.
A pretty decent lifetime film
rheashah-4993726 October 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Four years after the Wrong Woman (2013), Ellen Planview has finished law school and is looking forward to spending time with her 17 year old daughter Julie, before she goes to college. But things take when turn for the worst when she is arrested for her teacher's murder. Now Ellen must take what she has learnt from law school in order to defend her daughter.
As a whole, I thought this film was pretty decent. I didn't think the acting was bad at all. I was very impressed by the way she defended her daughter, pointing out all the flaws in the police investigation. My favorite part is when she brought up the fingerprints, how can they assume that she was in that car on the night of the murder based on the fingerprints. When he had given her a ride to tennis practice many times. I thought the daughter did do some stupid things, and at several points during the film, I was really unsure as to whether or not she really is guilty. But this was a very enjoyable film to watch from start to finish.
As a whole, I thought this film was pretty decent. I didn't think the acting was bad at all. I was very impressed by the way she defended her daughter, pointing out all the flaws in the police investigation. My favorite part is when she brought up the fingerprints, how can they assume that she was in that car on the night of the murder based on the fingerprints. When he had given her a ride to tennis practice many times. I thought the daughter did do some stupid things, and at several points during the film, I was really unsure as to whether or not she really is guilty. But this was a very enjoyable film to watch from start to finish.
Awful as only a Lifetime Movie can be
Zebb6729 September 2017
Dreadful acting, writing, directing; overwrought; maudlin; sappy; predictable--in other words, a Lifetime Movie. I'll never learn. I watched it only because the premise sounded interesting, but I forgot once again Lifetime can take an interesting premise and turn it in to its usual soapy garbage, sanitizing away any tension or suspense. The characters are so childishly written, they might as well carry signs that read, "I'm bad/I'm good." The good characters emote and cry a lot (at least a few gallons of tears shed in this one, which you don't usually associate with courtroom dramas/murder mysteries), while the bad ones snarl, shout and spew heavy sarcasm/put-downs at the good ones. View at your brain cells' own risk.
Overwhelmingly unrealistic!
haroot_azarian5 April 2021
Mommy I didn't do it
jduffey321 April 2017
I liked the store line and main characters I was really disappointed in both of the detective rolls, but the roll Jaleel White played Seemed like he was over acting and to dramatic and rude comments. If it was do to the writers? I know i have seen him in a few other shows and it seems he is like that in anything i have seen.
The Wrong Woman Sequel
wes-connors4 January 2017
Four years after suffering through "The Wrong Woman" (2013), attractive single mother Danica McKellar (as Ellen Plainview) has left her job in the dentist's office. She has completed law school and is, presently, a very successful defense attorney. This is great news because the shrouded figure committing a murder in the opening minutes may be Ms. McKellar's 17-year-old daughter Paige Searcy (as Julie Anne Plainview). The college-bound young woman is suddenly arrested for the mysterious stabbing. Police don't mess around and Ms. Searcy is rushed to jail faster than you can say Jack Robinson. The police are convinced Searcy is guilty. She says, "Mommy, I didn't do it!" but can't help much with the case...
Nice to see veteran Veronica Cartwright as the main judge and "Cheers" to George Wendt in a small role...
The case is eventually solved and the mysterious murderer is positively identified. You'll have to watch to see if it's Searcy or someone else. Fast-talking police detective Jaleel White (as Gene Hamer) is convinced Searcy stabbed the teacher. His determination is inappropriately funny. Best girlfriend Caroline Sunshine (as Sylvie Garrett) is very supportive. She can't be cast as the unattractive best friend who is unable to attract boys when compared to Searcy, however. So, what was it about "The Wrong Woman" that warranted a sequel? Probably it was highly successful, commercially, meaning high ratings for the original and re-airings. Congratulations to director Richard Gabai and writer Leland Douglas.
*** Mommy, I Didn't Do It (1/1/2017) Richard Gabai ~ Danica McKellar, Paige Searcy, Jaleel White, Caroline Sunshine
Nice to see veteran Veronica Cartwright as the main judge and "Cheers" to George Wendt in a small role...
The case is eventually solved and the mysterious murderer is positively identified. You'll have to watch to see if it's Searcy or someone else. Fast-talking police detective Jaleel White (as Gene Hamer) is convinced Searcy stabbed the teacher. His determination is inappropriately funny. Best girlfriend Caroline Sunshine (as Sylvie Garrett) is very supportive. She can't be cast as the unattractive best friend who is unable to attract boys when compared to Searcy, however. So, what was it about "The Wrong Woman" that warranted a sequel? Probably it was highly successful, commercially, meaning high ratings for the original and re-airings. Congratulations to director Richard Gabai and writer Leland Douglas.
*** Mommy, I Didn't Do It (1/1/2017) Richard Gabai ~ Danica McKellar, Paige Searcy, Jaleel White, Caroline Sunshine
Victimhood! Like Mother, Like Daughter!
lavatch16 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In "The Wrong Woman," Ms. Ellen Plainview had to represent herself at trial when she was falsely accused of murder. In this sequel, "Mommy, I Didn't Do It," it is déjà vu all over again! Ms. Plainview must represent her daughter Julie, who has been arrested for first-degree murder of her high school tennis coach/music teacher, Mr. Dutton!
The police have no murder weapon and the flimsiest of evidence to convict a minor of first-degree murder. The lead detective also has an axe to grind against Ms. Plainview because he looked like bumbling fool at her own trial. Ms. Plainview does the best she can in casting doubt on the prosecution's case. She has a former boyfriend, Ben Saverin, who has become a successful mystery writer, drawing upon her own case for one of his stories. Ben provides good moral support to Ms. Plainview.
The film proceeds at a slow pace with very few suspects for the audience to consider. There is the nasty widow Dutton who is one of the key witnesses who has accused Julie of killing her husband. The widow actually sensed correctly that there was some shenanigans between her husband and Julie. There is a strange boy named Steve Guier, who loves Julie so much that he admits that he committed the murder of the tennis coach. The only problem is that Steve has an airtight alibi. Julie even provides exculpatory evidence for young Steve.
The most moving part of the film was Ms. Plainview's closing argument, a sob story in which she addressed the jury more like a mom than an attorney. While tugging at the jury's heartstrings, Ms. Plainview played up the themes of "integrity, strength, and truth" that were characteristics of her daughter.
As the jury is deliberating, it is the quick-thinking Julie who solves the case. Although she was a brat for much of the film, failing to recognize the depth of her hard-working mother's love for her, she comes into her own when examining the evidence and noticing a list of hip-hop songs on a CD burned for Mr. Dutton. Julie knows that he hated hip hop, so it is now only a matter of which one of her friends has those musical tracks to know who killed Mr. Dutton.
The film's theme "like mother, like daughter" is one of belonging to the club of victimhood. It is not surprising that young Julie wants to attend law school and follow in the footsteps of her devoted mom. There is nothing at all plain about Plainview women!
The police have no murder weapon and the flimsiest of evidence to convict a minor of first-degree murder. The lead detective also has an axe to grind against Ms. Plainview because he looked like bumbling fool at her own trial. Ms. Plainview does the best she can in casting doubt on the prosecution's case. She has a former boyfriend, Ben Saverin, who has become a successful mystery writer, drawing upon her own case for one of his stories. Ben provides good moral support to Ms. Plainview.
The film proceeds at a slow pace with very few suspects for the audience to consider. There is the nasty widow Dutton who is one of the key witnesses who has accused Julie of killing her husband. The widow actually sensed correctly that there was some shenanigans between her husband and Julie. There is a strange boy named Steve Guier, who loves Julie so much that he admits that he committed the murder of the tennis coach. The only problem is that Steve has an airtight alibi. Julie even provides exculpatory evidence for young Steve.
The most moving part of the film was Ms. Plainview's closing argument, a sob story in which she addressed the jury more like a mom than an attorney. While tugging at the jury's heartstrings, Ms. Plainview played up the themes of "integrity, strength, and truth" that were characteristics of her daughter.
As the jury is deliberating, it is the quick-thinking Julie who solves the case. Although she was a brat for much of the film, failing to recognize the depth of her hard-working mother's love for her, she comes into her own when examining the evidence and noticing a list of hip-hop songs on a CD burned for Mr. Dutton. Julie knows that he hated hip hop, so it is now only a matter of which one of her friends has those musical tracks to know who killed Mr. Dutton.
The film's theme "like mother, like daughter" is one of belonging to the club of victimhood. It is not surprising that young Julie wants to attend law school and follow in the footsteps of her devoted mom. There is nothing at all plain about Plainview women!
Even worse than The Wrong Woman
vickiswanson23 March 2021
How to produce a poorly made movie!
ok4me2you11 October 2021
The depictions of an inept mother and lawyer depicts a lack of understanding. Understanding, a mother's normal response to her child's supposed actions and a lawyer's defences for their client. The writers need to learn how to make the story flow realistically.
****
edwagreen23 March 2017
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Excellent film about a lawyer-mother defending her daughter on charges that the latter killed her teacher.
Both the mother and daughter looked like sisters rather than mother-daughter, but that doesn't matter as the film was terrific.
Mother comes up a hard-nosed police officer well played by Jameel White and a system that seems to declare her daughter's guilt without even going through the exercise of a trial.
The craggy voiced female judge did seem to be sympathetic.
You would have thought that the mother of the accused best friend as well as the prosecuting attorney both had something to hide. Both are marvelous in their portrayals.
Both the mother and daughter looked like sisters rather than mother-daughter, but that doesn't matter as the film was terrific.
Mother comes up a hard-nosed police officer well played by Jameel White and a system that seems to declare her daughter's guilt without even going through the exercise of a trial.
The craggy voiced female judge did seem to be sympathetic.
You would have thought that the mother of the accused best friend as well as the prosecuting attorney both had something to hide. Both are marvelous in their portrayals.
Well done!
invisiblefilms23 November 2022
Nice follow up to the original film with twists and turns. A good journey into people's misconceptions and snaps to judgment when compassion could have easily been the chosen path. Danica McKeller is solid again as usual and does a nice job continuing her path from The Wrong Woman. And it's good fun watching the story as it unfolds. At times touching and heartfelt, and a good old-fashioned thriller. I highly recommend for a little bit of escapism and honest entertainment. When is the 3rd Wrong Woman coming?! Kudos to Richard Gabai who keeps directing compelling films across many genres. Don't miss this one.
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