Playdate (2012)

I think that it's safe to say that most, if not all of us viewers of "Playdate", have seen this basic premise many times before. So the movie does not get any points for originality of its premise. However, the movie does get points for trying very hard to be a more realistic than usual take on this premise. Throughout most of the movie, I kept saying to myself, "Yes, I can believe this" to what the characters were saying and doing. However, apparently in the quest to make this movie feel more realistic, the filmmakers forgot to make the drama compelling. The movie is really slow, really padded out, and is desperately missing enough thrills to engage the viewer. This is capped by a climax and ending that has enough head-scratching details to frustrate viewers significantly, and is definitely not a satisfying payoff. Actually, after watching the movie and thinking about it, I realized that there were additional questions brought up in the movie that weren't answered as well. So I can't recommend this movie despite it having some positive and fresh features.

That is one hour of my life I will never get back .no explanation of why she has an enforced vacation.or why her colleague calls her Doctor,why the neighbor kidnaps daughter and brings her to "what? and the weird faces and eyerolling by titus looking for Emily was right out of Tippie hedron in the birds,never mind why he discards a loaded gun and prefers to use a tool.

I found it really hard to watch to the end.I can't believe I just watched a whole movie that did not contain a single element of surprise.Everyone is acting so unnatural and so stupid in this movie... The mother lets her daughter play with a psycho kid The daughter doesn't seem to mind that the psycho kid tries to kill her The father doesn't worry about anything at all, not even his own life as he decides to remain laying under a suspended car even though there is a crazy killer obviously wanting to kill him.Even the dog eats a plant and dies. My god!Sorry but I just can't recommend watching this.

This review is full of spoilers, so if you don't want to read spoilers, stop now.Not all "Lifetime movies" are bad, but this one is a "perfect" example of why movies of this genre are often frustrating and annoying.Our heroine (Marguerite Moreau) holds a doctorate, but wanders alone into places she doesn't belong and into obviously dangerous situations, without backup.Her husband (Richard Ruccolo) remains in a precarious spot he could have easily escaped, even after the movie's whacko starts talking crazy.Even the detective goes looking for the perp unprotected. Doesn't he own a gun? The only mystery here is whether the killer is the mother (Abby Brammell) or the son. The mystery is gone in time for us to see the killer's final attempt.Good actors do their best, but are wasted on a script demanding illogical behavior.