Expected more

Admirable film.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

A bit too much motherly love is the major theme of this 2013 film. Donna Mills steals the film with a wonderful performance as a charming, lovable mother and prospective mother-in-law, but inwardly is severely emotionally unbalanced and will do just about anything to keep her son Harrison within her orbit.The film is a good one as one is led to believe that it is Harrison who is up to evil.A high school sweetheart with the same first name as his current fiancé is just too coincidental, but you wonder what's going on when the new love of his life starts getting dizzy and experiencing other health problems, especially after going for a swim in the family pool.

Since I'm a sucker for happy endings(!), the first time I saw this movie, I was so glad that it ended well, with Cate and Harrison getting engaged again. They're adorable together.This was the first movie in which I've seen Mark Hapka, and he's just so cute, so sweet and innocent-looking (I mean this in a good way, as a compliment).The chemistry between Harrison and Cate was excellent and Donna Mills played her character very well; Evelyn became so creepy! I DVR'd this movie, although I'm not sure if/when I'll watch it again; it's not as compelling as some other Lifetime movies I've recorded and saved.

Cate(Alicia Ziegler) works with Harrison (Mark Hapka) on architecture project for a week. The attraction simmers from the start in a coffeeshop all the way until they are locked in the office one night and admit their feelings. Cate agrees to move across the country to live with him on a whim and begins to fall in love with him.She then meets his mother, Evelyn, who appears to be loving and learns that his former high school sweetheart mysteriously vanished years earlier. Cate is suspicious, but agrees to take care of Evelyn while she is fighting cancer. Cate swims in the pool often and starts getting dizzy regularly. She isn't pregnant, so what could it be? And why is Mark's mother SO smothering of him? The answers are fairly obvious and the ending is pretty predictable. However, the leads are attractive and the plot line keeps the viewer pretty invested. It's definitely worth watching on a weekend evening, if nothing else.

Over the opening credits, a woman runs from a man. She screams… Three months earlier, attractive San Francisco architect Alicia Ziegler (as Catherine "Cate" Murphy) arrives in Los Angeles. By chance, she meets handsome architect Mark Hapka (as Harrison "Harry" Moore) before they are partnered on a project. Late at work, they are accidentally locked up in their office building and spend the evening cuddling. Not only is Mr. Hapka cute, he also has a spectacular home and frequently visits his mother's luxurious mansion. After meeting attractive mother Donna Mills (as Evelyn), Ms. Ziegler decides to move to Los Angeles and live with both Hapka and his hospitable mom...As she contemplates marriage, Ziegler learns Hapka's former girlfriend disappeared suddenly. Director Michael Feifer might have had something if it stayed with Ziegler and Hapka in the office building, escaping from floor to floor as they tried to avoid a serial killer. Alas, only one room is locked and it has nothing to do with the main story. Ziegler and Hapka are an attractive couple. They don't need a locked room to hook up. The rest of the story is painfully predictable. A bikini-covered Ziegler and the swimming pool setting are beautifully photographed. Her character is far too obvious, but Ms. Mills looks amazingly beautiful with subtle gray and whispering wrinkles.**** Deadly Revenge (12/15/13) Michael Feifer ~ Alicia Ziegler, Mark Hapka, Donna Mills, Constance Wu