The Perfect Stalker (2016) Reviews

• The Perfect Explanation

  wes-connors2017-01-04

  Highly-strung Danielle Savre (as Grace) receives some bad news. Her husband feels their sessions with a psychiatrist are not working and he wants to permanently end the marriage. Prone to spontaneous temper tantrums, Ms. Savre has something called HPD. HPD is short for Histrionic Personality Disorder (looked it up). A tragic mishap results in Savre moving from her small town to the relatively big city of Philadelphia. She wants to make a fresh start. Savre quickly goes grocery shopping and sees a strikingly good-looking older man, with great hair. The man is successful professor and writer Jefferson Brown (as Robert Harris). No, he doesn't sport the trendy "neatly trimmed beard" look, but the hair is perfect. Savre feigns dropping her groceries in order to meet him... Savre wants to seduce and marry Mr. Brown, but there is one problem. Brown loves his live-in girlfriend Krista Morin (as Erin Stevens)... "The Perfect Stalker" scores points with its early reference to what they call HPD, which is an honest to goodness (or badness) condition. This helps explain the hundreds (or soon to be) of unhinged "Lifetime" TV movie characters. They demonstrate "erratic behavior, unwillingness to accept criticism," are "overly dramatic, emotional," and, best of all (for TV movie purposes), they act out sexually after becoming obsessed with a targeted mate. This is the basic plot for these stories, which are sometimes "based on a true story." Now, it all makes sense. Curtis Crawford and his crew are responsible for dozens of these formula movies. This one is above average, due to a well-balanced but necessarily unhinged lead performance by Savre. Her last attempt is a titillating delight. ****** The Perfect Stalker (12/30/2016) Curtis Crawford ~ Danielle Savre, Jefferson Brown, Krista Morin, John Koensgen

• The Perfect Bomb

  geoffox-766-4184672017-04-18

  By all mean this is absolutely the worst ever for LMN. I blame the writer and some of the actors. This female kills her husband and then goes stalking another woman's husband by doing all she can to destroy their marriage. By pretending she is being stalked, which no one in their right mind would ever want to touch this dame, she convinces the husband of her story. He is as dumb as they come making it easy for her to conquer him. And wifey is clueless to what's going on. Then there is the knocking off those that are on to her, which you can pre- see this coming. It was the husband I found intolerable. He is so stupidly unaware of the plot when it is staring him right in the face. Why does LMN always make the male actor the idiot? All the conflicts with the man and his wife is the perfect set up for the perfect stalker to enter the picture. Interesting that the couple have no children. The bitch female is predictable that it becomes boring to keep watching her posturing and obvious behavior. I give this a rating of (barfing). And in one film I'd love to see the female get kicked in the groin.

• Totally missable

  phd_travel2018-09-10

  At first there is a watchable build up as the wacko in the title decides she loves this married man. She proceeds tp eliminate the Mrs and act the damsel in distress. As she gradually worms her way into his life,things start to fizzle. The grand finale is such a non event - it really felt like a waste of time,

• An Average Though Watchable And Enjoyable Psychological Thriller

  stephenabell2018-01-17

  In this film, we have the story of a woman supposedly suffering from HPD - Histrionic Personality Disorder. And the opening sequence, except for the psychiatrist scene, sets the rest of the film up brilliantly. The trouble with the psychiatrist scene is that it all feels too staged. It's quickly edited and after only one session the shrink knows what's going to happen - she appears more a fortune teller than a doctor. It's the way this is delivered and shot that made me cringe inside. It all feels like it's only been added to the film to make everything black and white for the viewer. Give your audience credit, they probably could have figured out the storyline without this horrid scene. However, that said the rest of the film bears no resemblance to this scene. The director, Curtis Crawford is pretty adept at using lighting, camera work, and location to set the scenes with atmosphere and tension. Though a couple of scenes could have been a little longer to build the tension a little more. It's a shame that he lets the pace slow down a little near the climax when it should be climbing to its zenith. The acting is above average and I have to say that there is a brilliant scene where Grace (Savre) cuddles up with her man, Robert (Brown), and the look on her face is just so creepy and chilling - awesome scene, nice and powerful. This is one of those movies where the actors really do believe that there are no small parts, for they all give their best, which adds to the power and believability of the story. As for the story, it's been done before and though there's nothing really new it's still a strong tale. Yes, it might have been nice to see a little more about Grace's background. Not that she may have been through some trauma which has lead her down this path, but of her relationship with her husband as it's evident at the start of the movie he really loves her. A little bit more background leading up to her condition and his death would have made the story stronger. If the writers could have added a few lesser used scenarios and twists this again could have made it stronger. However, this is a watchable and enjoyable thriller which I would recommend to lovers of this genre and to those who haven't watched this style of film before. If there also happens to be little on to watch when it's raining or snowing outside, this isn't a bad one for a duvet day.

• Don't waste your time and life on this one

  rwkay232018-09-23

  I started watching this on HBO and thought "This must be another terrible Canadian tax write-off film shot in Vancouver". Well I was, it was shot in Ottawa of all places. But why even make a film like this? You're honestly better off watching an old rerun of Matlock or Columbo than wasting your life watching stuff like this.