MOVIE REVIEW - The Stepfather

The supposedly scary movies just keep coming down the pike, and this week it's The Stepfather. No need for Sominex tonight, we've got his gem to put us right to sleep.

For heavens sake, The Stepfather is the story of a seemingly nice man, David, who for some reason marries older widows with children, then kills them. Only to move on and do it again. Why? We don't know, and we never find out. But one thing we do know, is that we are way smarter than this piece of garbage and are way ahead of it all the way. That is until it's terrible ending.

David, (Dylan Walsh) meets Susan (Sela Ward). She has three kids, and in a few short months, David lives with her, and they are getting married. He of course is not who she thinks he is. He has killed before, and is planning on doing it again. In this story, it it amazing how stupid all the characters are. NO one in the world would be this stupid and not pick up on the obvious warning signs that David is off. Word is too, that the law is after him, and sort of know who is really is, but there's no suspense of him getting caught. Again...stupid.

Huge flaw too, I am a big Sela Ward fan. She as Susan is beautiful, educated and very stylish 50 ish woman with three great kids. She's not real believable as a lonely, almost desperate widow. Her casting makes it hard to swallow the plot line. In the movie, she is Sela Ward and not Susan. She stands out as the movies lone star. Almost like a sore thumb. Walsh as the crackpot David is livable, but the writing is so horrible and predictable with completely ridiculous dialogue, it doesn't really matter. Both of these pretty good actors are completely shackled by a horrible screenplay, and they never have a chance to get this thing off the ground. You will be looking at your watch halfway through.

And here's one for you, I don't usually do this but I can't help it. If you've seen the trailer, there's a scene I'm sure is very intriguing to you. Maybe even scary, and you're wondering what happens there! If you've seen it you know what I'm talking about. Don't worry. That scene isn't even in the movie! No joke. There is a scene sort or similar, but it's not in. Wow!

The Stepfather. It doesn't add up. This is a Lifetime movie at best...at very best. It doesn't make sense, and doesn't deliver. Horrible.