A photographer for a local paper (LA Post) becomes suspicious of her best friend's new girlfriend, a leggy Ph.D that runs a free clinic in LA. Using the paper's considerable research resources and armed with a camera, she turns investigative reporter to discover the true identify of the philanthropist black widow.
Elizabeth Berkley's one dimensional portrayal of the main character is simple and unsympathetic, a blonde-haired black widow whose plastic smile and ill-intentions are so obvious that it leaves the viewer in awe of the sheer stupidity possessed by those who believe her to be the beacon of philanthropic goodness. Alicia Coppola, the film's protagonist, does a better job, but is outshined by her merry duo of jr. journalist helpers that assist in solving this case. Perhaps the best part of this film are the wealthy drunk couple towards the end of the movie, who bring a little breathing space to this stuffy suspense.
For a Lifetime film, this wasn't too bad. I was rooting for the protagonist, but was seriously hoping that she killed her best friend for being ridiculously gullible.
I do believe that much of this film, production and supporting acting, comes from our friends in Canada.
**SPOILER WITH QUESTION** At the film's end, when our protagonist takes a bullet to the arm and passes out, several people rush to her aid. One individual, who was a doctor that worked in the same free clinic as the black widow, simply leaned over her friend's body in concern while the best friend yelled for an ambulance. Was she really a doctor or just someone with exceptionally poor bedside manners?
Elizabeth Berkley's one dimensional portrayal of the main character is simple and unsympathetic, a blonde-haired black widow whose plastic smile and ill-intentions are so obvious that it leaves the viewer in awe of the sheer stupidity possessed by those who believe her to be the beacon of philanthropic goodness. Alicia Coppola, the film's protagonist, does a better job, but is outshined by her merry duo of jr. journalist helpers that assist in solving this case. Perhaps the best part of this film are the wealthy drunk couple towards the end of the movie, who bring a little breathing space to this stuffy suspense.
For a Lifetime film, this wasn't too bad. I was rooting for the protagonist, but was seriously hoping that she killed her best friend for being ridiculously gullible.
I do believe that much of this film, production and supporting acting, comes from our friends in Canada.
**SPOILER WITH QUESTION** At the film's end, when our protagonist takes a bullet to the arm and passes out, several people rush to her aid. One individual, who was a doctor that worked in the same free clinic as the black widow, simply leaned over her friend's body in concern while the best friend yelled for an ambulance. Was she really a doctor or just someone with exceptionally poor bedside manners?