A Daughter's Conviction

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Jo is a college student who comes home to Seattle to find out her mother's husband is dead, and her mother goes to jail because she has a drug problem and, in the opinion of the cops, doesn't remember what she did. Jo is determined to find out someone else committed the murder. But in the process of doing this she is told to stop interfering with a police investigation, and she gets threatened with harassment charges from a possible suspect. Meanwhile, Jo's friend Erin is splitting up with her husband Sam, who is abusive. An affair Erin may have had could be the reason for the murder. Another possible reason for the murder: Detective Gibson has a brother who was part of a scandal the deceased uncovered in his job as a reporter. There are many reasons, in fact, and we get to see all the suspects in the scenarios imagined. But in the end, there's only one who did it. It is entertaining to see all the possibilities. Brooke Nevin does a good job. At least we feel something for her character, even if her attitude of getting the job done, regardless of who it hurts, is one seen all too many times in movies and TV. Kate Jackson's performance seems strange at first, but improves later. Her behavior would make sense if she were on drugs, but she had to get off drugs for a psychiatric examination that is part of her attempt to be found innocent. Doug Abrahams has one of the best performances, as an ex-con who now works at a restaurant some of the movie's characters like. Keegan Connor Tracy, as Jo's best friend, also stands out, though not at first. It's a good enough mystery.

just don't make me watch it again. This is by far the worst movie I have suffered through on a rainy afternoon. I kept hoping that it would get better based on other comments. It only gets worse. It was so bad, it was almost hypnotic. Most of the actors were less than one-dimensional. One-dimensional would have been an improvement. If I didn't know better this was written, produced, and directed by a gaggle of teenage drama queens with all the subtle over-the-top histrionics. Then the make-up and hair of the heroine and her side kick look like they were trapped in a hair-dressing school. The only good actors were Kate Jackson and the bad guys.

Routine who did it film where a young lady comes home just in time to have her mother arrested for shooting her 4th husband. Naturally, the daughter feels that everyone else is a suspect. Each time she meets someone, she envisions that person pressing the trigger. The film becomes obvious because the one person she doesn't envision turns out to be the killer. You can guess this after a while. Kate Jackson turns in a fine supporting performance as the accused mother. Seems as though husband #4 was something else. A well known gambler who had affairs and was going through Jackson's money. Everyone seems to have a motive for the killing. Yet, the chief of police is adamant that Kate did it. Why? His brother, a cop as well, went off to prison in a scandal that was uncovered by husband #4. After the crime is solved, it's back to graduate school for our heroine. The writers needed an elementary college course as well.

Who the hell is Brooke Nevin? Never heard of her and hope to not hear of her again. She's just awful in this boring film. I guessed the killer early on in the film. Obvious. But this Nevin chick goes around in attempts to find the killer in the most unrealistic way. I guess she knows in the script she can go around and attack anyone she wants. In real life she's be eliminated right off the bat. Although I loved it when she got knocked out on the head for snooping. She walks into the seediest places and pries. Then her clothes, tight jeans of course, and he makeup are ridiculous. For someone who's intent to save her Mom to take the time to pluck her eyebrows and apply eye liner so perfect and curl her hair, you wonder just what is real and is not. Otheres in this cast are Kate Jackson, looking older and more realistic for a woman in prison; Keegan Tracy, our heroine's best friend, again with the hair color, eye liner and lip gloss; John Tench as one of the villains and turning in the best performance; Sean Rogerson was good and aware of our phony leading lady and John Furey as the detective who was getting sick of her intrusions with the law. It's a shame that Kate Jackson has been reduced to this kind of dribble. Come on Kate, pick better vehicles.

Recently graduated college age daughter comes home to Seattle after a long period of time to find a surprise and not a happy one at that. The rest of the movie is about learning the details of that happening. What is most interesting is the way in which the happening is replayed with different people. I suppose that isn't an original style but I still found it to be a unique replay of events and added to the story. Kate Jackson somehow looks different. I guess she's aged. Somehow we want our icons to always look the way they did when they were younger. One of the above comments mentioned the leading actor, but I have never heard of her or seen her before.

OK-maybe I'm being biased because I'm such a huge Brooke Nevin fan, but, I still loved this movie! The concept is very easy and very "lifetime": Joanne (Jo) is home for spring break in Seattle (?) What greets her? Her dead stepfather and her unconscious mother with a gun next to her. Looks bad, huh? And from the get go it is bad. Still, despite all evidence pointing to her mother (played in a very peculiar role by Kate Jackson) Jo sets out to prove that her mother is not the killer but a red herring. Oh, did I mention there are plenty of them in this movie? What most people need to remember first and foremost is this: it's on lifetime! If you know the formula, this one will be no different for you. But, this one is better than the average lifetime flick- great cast, a storyline that challenges the mind and an ending that will knock ya flat on your rear-hey, did it to me! If you're looking for a mind-numbing no-brainer, this isn't your film. Looking for a mind-bending who-done it that has a great script and cast? Look no further-oh, and long live Brooke Nevin!!!!!!!!!

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