The promo made it seem like Olivia was your typical vain "Influencer," and that this was another one of Lifetime's cautionary social media movies, but it really wasn't that at all. Thankfully. The background of the photos/videos being Olivia and Dawson's family business was more interesting and will hold up better over time.
Tyler looked like a psycho Jim Gaffigan lol. He was reasonably creepy and the movie's set up made the way he tracked her even more insane. The opening scene definitely set the tone for his derangement. I agree with another reviewer that this guy not being suspicious until two people are attacked, plus a dog, and Olivia's magically able to get into his cell phone made no sense at all. He creeped out the neighbor after all. Their location was too secluded and isolated for it not to have clicked or even come up. He's exactly one of the types of people the book The Gift of Fear describes.
It looks like Olivia's actress is just getting started, and it may have been a director's choice but she was a bit too robotic for someone who feels they're in danger. She didn't have to be an emotional mess but she was a bit too stoic for all the chaos surrounding her. She and Dawson's actor played a believable couple and I liked the little couple-y things that were built into the script. It all helped feed into Tyler's unhinging.
The mom character was the worst, but I am glad that the movie ended with Olivia standing up for herself. Tyler's sister was only there to give him someone to tell (lie) his side of the story too. I thought she would figure more into the plot (well, she kind of did I guess). The opening scene threw me off (only going on what the promo showed), but by the end it made sense.
It was a quick watch on a lazy Friday evening, although I did FF a couple of times through Tyler's nonsense bc no one was picking up on him conveniently being everywhere. The final showdown was fine even though we obviously knew what would likely happen. The setting of the climax made for a claustrophobic feel that worked for the movie. I was so glad this movie ended in a satisfying way.
Spoiler: I was prepared to turn the movie off if Dawson was killed. That would have pissed me off. I am very glad that Laura also survived. Neither of them deserved to be hurt at all, but it would have been a huge "win" for Tyler if he got rid of D.
The scenery was absolutely beautiful, but one of the weaker spots was that the resort seemed pretty empty. At first I thought it was off season but Tyler was able to book it. So more extras or some stock footage of people milling around would have added to the locations. Maybe the location ate up the budget.
The rating is at a 6.7, but that's going to drop because of the flaws. It wasn't the best movie, but it wasn't bad enough for me to hate that I watched it. That sounds bad, but watching a Lifetime movie but not being mad at myself after is kind of my bar.
Tyler looked like a psycho Jim Gaffigan lol. He was reasonably creepy and the movie's set up made the way he tracked her even more insane. The opening scene definitely set the tone for his derangement. I agree with another reviewer that this guy not being suspicious until two people are attacked, plus a dog, and Olivia's magically able to get into his cell phone made no sense at all. He creeped out the neighbor after all. Their location was too secluded and isolated for it not to have clicked or even come up. He's exactly one of the types of people the book The Gift of Fear describes.
It looks like Olivia's actress is just getting started, and it may have been a director's choice but she was a bit too robotic for someone who feels they're in danger. She didn't have to be an emotional mess but she was a bit too stoic for all the chaos surrounding her. She and Dawson's actor played a believable couple and I liked the little couple-y things that were built into the script. It all helped feed into Tyler's unhinging.
The mom character was the worst, but I am glad that the movie ended with Olivia standing up for herself. Tyler's sister was only there to give him someone to tell (lie) his side of the story too. I thought she would figure more into the plot (well, she kind of did I guess). The opening scene threw me off (only going on what the promo showed), but by the end it made sense.
It was a quick watch on a lazy Friday evening, although I did FF a couple of times through Tyler's nonsense bc no one was picking up on him conveniently being everywhere. The final showdown was fine even though we obviously knew what would likely happen. The setting of the climax made for a claustrophobic feel that worked for the movie. I was so glad this movie ended in a satisfying way.
Spoiler: I was prepared to turn the movie off if Dawson was killed. That would have pissed me off. I am very glad that Laura also survived. Neither of them deserved to be hurt at all, but it would have been a huge "win" for Tyler if he got rid of D.
The scenery was absolutely beautiful, but one of the weaker spots was that the resort seemed pretty empty. At first I thought it was off season but Tyler was able to book it. So more extras or some stock footage of people milling around would have added to the locations. Maybe the location ate up the budget.
The rating is at a 6.7, but that's going to drop because of the flaws. It wasn't the best movie, but it wasn't bad enough for me to hate that I watched it. That sounds bad, but watching a Lifetime movie but not being mad at myself after is kind of my bar.