Most Likely to Murder (2019) User Reviews (9)

little problems

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 26 April 2020]

Casey Paulson (Madison McLaughlin) reluctantly returns to school after a house fire killed her father and left her with an awkward wig to cover her burnt up hair. Her mother Laura (Heather McComb) has a new boyfriend. Her former friends take revenge for previous cruelties. Popular head cheerleader Reagan (Bayley Corman) comes to her rescue despite warnings. With Reagan's protection, Casey starts taking revenge upon her enemies. With Reagan's help, she gets into the running for the Most Inspiring Student.

The start is a little confused about the timing in the movie. It's seventeen minutes before Casey and Reagan sit down for an exposition dump. Casey's relationship with the two girls is also a bit confused which is only explained around the midway point. Non of it is set up well. Also, I'd prefer a more traditional setup with Reagan as the lead character. She could learn things about Casey over time. When done in the reversed way, we're discovering things about Casey and feeling like the movie is simply holding back. That can be frustrating especially with Reagan being clueless. Also McLaughlin doesn't have quite the inner darkness of Casey. I know they're going for evil rather than dark. It's also the wig. It needs to be brunette wig rather than an ugly blonde one. The wig is so ugly that it pulls focus away from the actors and the story. It's a lot of little annoyances that subtracts from the movie. Of all the concepts, the best is the Single White Female. There is potential there but that's only brought up when the movie is transitioning into the third act.

Pretty good teen thriller

[kyleallencole9 · 5/10 · 17 December 2019]

This teenage thriller was pretty good. You start to feel sympathy for the main girl at first, then she shifts into the film's villainess and plays the part quite well. There's a few accidents and murders thrown in the mix as well. The ending however wasn't very climatic, it had about the same ending as another lifetime movie called Mean Queen aka Psycho queen. Overall pretty well made flick

Where did her wig go?

[lwebb26456 · 3/10 · 25 June 2020]

O.k.movie ,my problem with it was the main character had to wear wigs because her hair was burnt off in a fire but one month later she had long beautiful hair and no wig😂😂

Appearances can be deceiving

[phd_travel · 7/10 · 21 January 2020]

A bullied girl gets rescued from apparent bullying by a popular girl. She has lost her hair and her father in a fire. But things aren't that simple. The popular girl is pretty. The bullied girl is quite transformed.

A good lesson for judging people. Don't take things at face value. There can be several sides to the story.

Surprisingly good

[tomfsloan · 7/10 · 29 February 2020]

I was quite surprised that this was actually a fairly good movie. A plot that was quite rare among lifetime movies. Particularly when the protagonist was also the antagonist. The plot kept moving along with no real breaks of boredom. There were typical flaws and the movie kind of fell down a little near the end, but it was tolerable.

clever script. Well cast. Fun entertainment.

[008_Bob-JamesBob · 7/10 · 4 August 2021]

I'm surprised that the rating isn't higher. This movie is fun entertainment. Not cult-classic material, but nearly so.

This partially based on the Christine Paolilla story!

[crybaby-30283 · 9/10 · 24 January 2020]

I mean it's not totally based on that girls Christine life. She had alopecia and pretty much the same about 2 popular girls giving her a makeup. Down to the red wig she wears at the end and even help with doing eyebrows! She even got voted ms. Inspirational. The only difference is that the real Christine dated a drug addict bf who had a gun and they beat up the girls who helped her and their bfs at a get together. Oh and shot them all! It's a pretty sick true story. So it's true it is based on true events but not exactly the same!

The Little Devil

[lavatch · 8/10 · 28 December 2020]

Whatever Lola wants....

There was a remarkable character transformation over the course of "Most Lively to Murder." Young Casey Paulson begins as an ugly duckling and gradually becomes a golden idol, due to her makeover. The filmmakers were effective in make-up, costuming, and wigs. The performer did the rest for a complete metamorphosis.

My favorite character in the film was Casey's dear mother, Laura Paulson. Grief stricken with the death of her husband in a fire, Laura has now moved the seedy Harlan into her home to deal with the loneliness. She also tries her best to provide consolation to her daughter, who had to take time off from school when her hair was singed in the fire. But little does Laura recognize that her own daughter had started the fire.

Another interesting pair of characters is Reagan and Taylor, who befriend Casey and support her in getting reoriented at Jefferson High. But once again, Casey dupes her two friends, setting them against each other. It is only due to the quick-thinking Taylor that Reagan learns the truth about Casey from the academic file Taylor appropriated.

It was shocking to think that Casey, who wallowed in being a victim, received so much support from her peers. The neighborhood boy Sean was so crazy about Casey that he assisted in setting fire to the home. Later, he saw to the burial of Casey's nemesis Hailey after Casey clocked her with a baseball bat. For all his pains, Sean was subsequently shot and framed by Casey.

There was a nifty climatic scene in the award ceremony for Most Inspirational Student. Based on Casey's skills in maneuvering others and her acting abilities, the award was never in doubt. It was the acceptance speech that included a new addition captured by Reagan that turned into the confessional that will land the little devil in the nut house.

A headscratcher!

[Chartreuse1 · 8/10 · 15 December 2019]

Very well-written movie about a girl who survived a fire but there's way more to the plot than just that. Madison McLaughlin does a wonderful portraying the victim here or is she???? Not your typical LMN movie. Tune in if you can.