Review of Natalee Holloway (2009) by Fabio V — 12 May 2014

I'm familiar with the story of Natalee Halloway and I don't think this movie really did it justice. No disrespect to her family or anything, I know they've been through a lot. I'm sorry but... this just isn't good, not even for an LMN movie. It's almost like the screen-writers didn't even try.... oh what am I saying? They DIDN'T try... This is a half-assed effort and I have HAD IT with "A (digustingly inaccurate) Lifetime Original Movie: The *insert name here* Story".

The acting was pathetic, Tracy Pollan came off as a hammy over-dramatic cheap knockoff of Emily Proctor, but maybe we can chalk that up to bad directing... hmmm, or maybe not. Anyway the pacing was a bit uneven and the dialogue was stiff and almost laughable at times. To be honest I was so bored I ended up changing the channel about halfway through, but I did tune back in just in time to catch the very end... which was heavy handed as hell. Here's a tip, if they want to get their message across, they shouldn't drive their target audience away with cliches.

Let's face it people... this is Lifetime we're talking about. We've all seen this movie a million times before, and it's rarely ever done well. They crank these things out practically every friggin week. The good thing about that is that it gives plenty down-on-their-luck actors a chance to find work... hey at least they're getting paid right?

It really is a shame. These movies should be compelling but instead most of them are just so bad they're forgettable.

So remember kids, don't talk to strangers... or you too could end up having your life turned into a mediocre TV movie.