A 2002 TV movie, Borderline starts out with an interesting enough premise in which a prison psychiatrist Dr. Lila Coleti (Gina Gershon) is caught up in a nasty divorce with her husband Paul (Nick Boraine). Soon enough Paul wins custody of Lila's two daughters and she tells her own therapist she wishes him dead.
As it turns out Paul and his girlfriend are murdered by an unknown assailant and Lila's boyfriend, Detective Macy Kobacek (Michael Biehn) ends up heading the investigation into the murders.
At first we're kept guessing as to who murdered Lila's ex. Was it Lila or some of her ex-con patients now out on parole and who might harbor a grudge against her?
About halfway through the suspense ends when we find out Lila's former charge--psychopathic criminal Ed Baikman (Sean Patrick Flanery)--did the deed in his twisted way of attempting to aid the beleaguered Lila.
Once we find out it's Baikman who is the killer, we gradually lose interest in what's happening on the screen. The only excitement is how Lila is able to fend Baikman off once he loses interest in her and attempts to do her in.
Gershon and the rest of the principals do an adequate job here, but the script ultimately fails them.
Indeed, Borderline lives up to its name as it's a "borderline" potboiler that may or may not keep your interest for its entire 1 hour and 34 minute running time.
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