23 reviews
This movie had an inordinate amount of time spent in the kitchen and the dining room. At the mid-point the group were discussing recipes so much that I was ready for a sidebar cooking instruction (or a walk-on by Martha Stewart).
Look for:
1. The character of poor Angie - so sad!
2. Katherine (Ted's sister) - what a tool.
3. Jacob (Katherine's husband) - he looked stoned throughout the movie - I guess he had to be because he was married to her.
4. Christina shooting her mouth off at the mother's birthday party.
5. The bizarre ending with plot points being shot out one after another.
OK time waster.
Look for:
1. The character of poor Angie - so sad!
2. Katherine (Ted's sister) - what a tool.
3. Jacob (Katherine's husband) - he looked stoned throughout the movie - I guess he had to be because he was married to her.
4. Christina shooting her mouth off at the mother's birthday party.
5. The bizarre ending with plot points being shot out one after another.
OK time waster.
Christina falls in love with Ted who takes her to his home to meet his family during a bad snowstorm and she discovers that Ted's brother died under mysterious circumstances and no one knows what really happened and why. But there's too many obvious clues as she starts snooping around in the house and it's easy to discover the missing pieces before the movie ends. I expected better and would not watch again!
- Chartreuse1
- Dec 27, 2020
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The movie revolves around the death of the boyfriend's brother and it's effects on the family, chiefly it's nuanced dysfunction and oddities. It took place over the course of a long weekend, of course during a sudden snowstorm which isolated the group long enough to have old secrets come out. Basically the protagonist girlfriend who was really a stranger to them was able to solve the mystery in 3 days while the local cops had been unable to decipher it for years.
This movie was released on Lifetime in December 5th. I think it was filmed on December 4th. I can't lie, I've seen better acting, so they must have had no time for rehearsals or reshoots. The fake snow scenes at night seen from the windows indoors are just awful! Most Lifetime movies may not be stellar masterpieces but at least they are entertaining. This is neither. Pointless plot with a pointless twist. The chase scene and climax is ridiculous. Don't bother watching the last hour and 25 minutes. No spoiler here except the movie itself.
I opened an IMDb account just to review this horrible movie.
Ahhh, where to begin? Yes, Lifetime movies, as a whole, are horrible but they're fun to laugh at. In fact, my daughters and I do it frequently.
But THIS one. Ugh. First, the 'actors' playing the mother and sister are TERRIBLE. They.just.read.their.lines.in.a.monotone.voice. and then the sister sneers often to show how 'tough' she is. Yikes.
But the funniest part - out of all the ridiculous trope they trotted out...the 'distant' father, the well-meaning newcomer, the oblivious mother....is the fact the ENTIRE movie takes place in the - wildly under lit - house because there is a HUGE SNOWSTORM outside. Everyone is snowed in!!!! Nobody can make the big birthday party!!! Except, curiously, when the outside shots are shown, there is no snow on the porch, about 1/2 inch of snow on the car and the GRASS is poking through the snow in the front yard. Come ON, that's just laziness. Come up with another plot point if the weather isn't cooperating.
The ending, although ENTIRELY predictably is laughingly bad. Just bad, bad.
This movie isn't even worth taking the time to laugh along with....it's simply horrid.
Ahhh, where to begin? Yes, Lifetime movies, as a whole, are horrible but they're fun to laugh at. In fact, my daughters and I do it frequently.
But THIS one. Ugh. First, the 'actors' playing the mother and sister are TERRIBLE. They.just.read.their.lines.in.a.monotone.voice. and then the sister sneers often to show how 'tough' she is. Yikes.
But the funniest part - out of all the ridiculous trope they trotted out...the 'distant' father, the well-meaning newcomer, the oblivious mother....is the fact the ENTIRE movie takes place in the - wildly under lit - house because there is a HUGE SNOWSTORM outside. Everyone is snowed in!!!! Nobody can make the big birthday party!!! Except, curiously, when the outside shots are shown, there is no snow on the porch, about 1/2 inch of snow on the car and the GRASS is poking through the snow in the front yard. Come ON, that's just laziness. Come up with another plot point if the weather isn't cooperating.
The ending, although ENTIRELY predictably is laughingly bad. Just bad, bad.
This movie isn't even worth taking the time to laugh along with....it's simply horrid.
Some of the actors are so bad that im just ashamed to even watch. The plot is even worse. Dont waste your time on this.
- annicaan-67308
- Jan 16, 2021
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What a waste of 2 hours. Want to know the ending?? So do I and I watched the movie. Lifetime movies are hit and miss but they are still typically entertaining and with a storyline that makes sense and has purpose. Don't waste your time, it just leaves you like what the hell!? Lol
- annaconda-50766
- Dec 27, 2020
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- ThePissedOffButRationalReviewer
- Dec 10, 2020
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I ended up FF to the climax. This movie was so dull, so lacking in suspense, that I don't want to type more than a few sentences. Everyone's trapped in this house which to me would make it seem like the walls are closing in, but these characters are still lurking and sneaking around corners and whatnot. The main actress wears the same expression the entire movie. The villain attacks her at the end and in the cringy final scene, her entire demeanor is as if someone spilled a glass of wine on her floor...not as if she was afraid for her life. Just awful.
- CranberriAppl
- Feb 27, 2021
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As someone who loves LMN movies, I was really pleased with this one. The plot line wasn't that much better than your average LMN movie, but the addition of the family drama leads me to give it a 9.
The quirky father was one of those odd family members that makes dramas like these funny and realistic as we all have that weird relative. The acting of the mother was a weak point but the others gave decent performances.
Aubrey Reynolds does well as the lead. She seems new to LMN and I hope this can be a stepping stone for her to move on to bigger roles. Or at least would love to see her in more LMN movies.
I will agree with the other reviewer who noted the fake snowfall in the background was so bad it almost qualifies as a goof.
The quirky father was one of those odd family members that makes dramas like these funny and realistic as we all have that weird relative. The acting of the mother was a weak point but the others gave decent performances.
Aubrey Reynolds does well as the lead. She seems new to LMN and I hope this can be a stepping stone for her to move on to bigger roles. Or at least would love to see her in more LMN movies.
I will agree with the other reviewer who noted the fake snowfall in the background was so bad it almost qualifies as a goof.
- vbacon-111-578329
- Dec 18, 2020
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Absolutely awful acting. The story could have worked, but the worse than a lifetime movie acting sank this right to the bottom of the frozen lake.
- texasreaderstacy
- Jun 24, 2021
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Mum chose this movie to watch because the title sounded interesting I guess. I realised 5 minutes in it was a Hallmark type movie attempting to be a thriller.
Anyways nothing happens for 1h20m, it's literally a family sitting around in a house arguing. The final 5 minute climax doesn't make any sense and it then it just, ends.
Anyways nothing happens for 1h20m, it's literally a family sitting around in a house arguing. The final 5 minute climax doesn't make any sense and it then it just, ends.
- laurawalters-27500
- May 19, 2021
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It's so bad it's funny. The acting is bad, the plot weak and predictable. But I assure you it makes for a good laugh.
I had to write cuz I don't think I've seen a lifetime this bad. The acting is bizarre and bad, the family strange and awkward as if just met for first time. I can't - it's not worth anyones time.
The movie wasn't bad but most of the acting was subpar. The lead female and the blonde were very good but otherwise, the rest of the actors were less than mediocre. Cringe-worthy in some cases. If you have nothing else going on and the weather is bad and you are supremely bored, give it a go. Don't pay for it though.
- Sweet22799
- Jun 4, 2021
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Just watched last 30mins of this (channel 5 in UK) whilst pottering around, and although i only saw the last 30 mins, it was so bad that i easily guessed what was what and what had happened. The main thing for me though was the make-up. 2 characters had exactly the same make-up and it suited neither, dark brown matt lipstick way too heavy, and the mother was the same, very heavy matt red lipstick that made her look like a clown. All i could see was the bad lipstick ha ha.
- racheladams-53981
- Jan 5, 2022
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1st off. Why do these two women want too be so much a part of this family? The sister/daughter is just not likable for her own reasons. Her boyfriend is just a tool. The mother is just as annoying as can be with all of her ridiculous birthday babble. How many times did Ted apologize to Christina for talking down to her?? This famous Teds Tavern where Christina "had to trudge through all of that snow just down the street" closes down? There wasn't 3 inches of snow in that parking lot. The father was the only believable one. Creepy and kept to himself in the creepier basement. And Aubrey Reynolds just can't act. She should've got her money back from Brigham Young. Just ugh!
- agreenskeeperscorp
- Mar 30, 2024
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Honestly I don't understand the bad reviews. I never watch a lifetime movie expecting big Hollywood acting.. the only reason I'm giving it 8/10 is because the ending sucked. Like it was a good plot twist I did like that but it didn't give any closure. It didn't show the family's reaction to the news or anything. I thought the movie went into commercials but it actually was just the end. I feel like it needed more details on the end vs the waste of time during the beginning.
- karlajromano
- Jul 1, 2021
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- Xavier_Stone
- Jan 18, 2024
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Average movie. Poor Acting. Too predictable. Seriously you can learn just as much by just watching the trailer.
- pdbodyshop
- May 22, 2021
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There were enough plot twists to keep this film mysterious and interesting to me but the movie never addressed the first scene where the dog found the lady's arm in the snow. What happened with that, and whose arm was it? The movie ended without ever tying that in, like the directors changed the plot or something and forgot to cut that part out.
Also, as another poster mentioned, the movie ended too abruptly without a closure scene for the family, which Lifetime usually provides.
It was otherwise an enjoyable movie with an unpredictable ending.
Also, as another poster mentioned, the movie ended too abruptly without a closure scene for the family, which Lifetime usually provides.
It was otherwise an enjoyable movie with an unpredictable ending.
- pinkplanetelle
- Jul 4, 2021
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