If they didn't have any fight scenes it would probably actually be good the psycho girl was not in any way believable in her actions to hit someone with the skillet the iron rod you can see her swing and literally stop before you get to the contact should have hired professional stunt doubles to do that work would have made for a better movie and no one got murdered I expected the attentive next door neighbor to at least be a victim the husband checked his phone far to many times for spam if it es only that you would have told the wife that and showed her could have been better could have been worse.
6 Reviews
How many headshots with a frying pan can a person take?
CranberriAppl20 April 2022
The climax fight scene was actually good to decent, but there were so many cast iron slams to the head that the main character Caroline should at a minimum be bleeding from the head. Same for her husband. There are no signs of injury which just kind of wrecks some of the realism and plausibility of the action/fight scenes.
The villain in this one had a believable grudge against Caroline, so in that sense, the movie made sure to give Elle proper motivation for her crimes. I've seen it a couple of times, so it's good for at least one watch.
The villain in this one had a believable grudge against Caroline, so in that sense, the movie made sure to give Elle proper motivation for her crimes. I've seen it a couple of times, so it's good for at least one watch.
Very bad don't bother
franscoisdevos15 January 2020
She's one efficient psycho
phd_travel18 June 2018
This thriller is quite well executed. Things remain quite plausible and don't descend into silliness so the movie is more effective. The psycho in question has a good reason to exact her punishment on the woman who had an affair with her Father and cause the destruction of her family. She cleverly worms her way into the family of the mistress and subtly wreaks havoc on their lives. Likeable cast all round.
Worth a watch.
Worth a watch.
Dirty in the Desert
lavatch2 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
By all indications, there were major problems in the marriage of James and Margot Fawcett. He was a philanderer, and she was a drinker. But after Margot shot her husband and then turned the gun on herself, the bodies were found by their young daughter Elle. She then makes it her life's mission to take revenge on the woman with whom her dad was having an affair, despite the fact that the woman was not even aware that James was married.
Set in the beautiful desert landscape of the American Southwest, "One Small Indiscretion" is the tawdry tale of Elle moving into the guest house of Sam and Caroline (Caro) Winters and their teenage son Logan. Once Elle is installed in the home, she works methodically to undermine the lives of each of the family members, sadistically setting them up for the kill in her revenge scheme.
As portrayed in the film, Elle was a talented young artist. She was also skilled in computer technology and surveillance methods. Her psychological sophistication was also superb, as she terminated her association with her psychiatrist, Dr. Sage, then used her gifts to get inside the minds of Caro, Sam, and Logan. The one sharp eye is that of the neighbor, Hannah, who sees through Elle's dastardly scheme. Yet Hannah is treated as a Cassandra and drops out of the film at the midpoint.
Several of Elle's diabolical acts were to plant turquoise panties in the trousers of Sam to be discovered by Caro while doing the laundry. She sets up poor Logan for the fall by sending a fake erotic video to his prom date to make his big night miserable. And she adroitly sabotages a key power point presentation of Caro at her place of work. Finally, she plots to bring the entire clan together for a shootout that will include taking the life of Sam's former secretary, Beth, with whom he had a brief dalliance.
It was sad to contemplate that a young woman with so much potential and so many talents could have gone so wrong in her estimation of the circumstances of her parents' deaths. Sam and Caro may have committed minor indiscretions. But the criminal mind of Elle leads only to her squandering her life. By the end of the dirty doings in the desert, it appears as though Elle will be permanently attached to her orange jump suit in a high security prison.
Set in the beautiful desert landscape of the American Southwest, "One Small Indiscretion" is the tawdry tale of Elle moving into the guest house of Sam and Caroline (Caro) Winters and their teenage son Logan. Once Elle is installed in the home, she works methodically to undermine the lives of each of the family members, sadistically setting them up for the kill in her revenge scheme.
As portrayed in the film, Elle was a talented young artist. She was also skilled in computer technology and surveillance methods. Her psychological sophistication was also superb, as she terminated her association with her psychiatrist, Dr. Sage, then used her gifts to get inside the minds of Caro, Sam, and Logan. The one sharp eye is that of the neighbor, Hannah, who sees through Elle's dastardly scheme. Yet Hannah is treated as a Cassandra and drops out of the film at the midpoint.
Several of Elle's diabolical acts were to plant turquoise panties in the trousers of Sam to be discovered by Caro while doing the laundry. She sets up poor Logan for the fall by sending a fake erotic video to his prom date to make his big night miserable. And she adroitly sabotages a key power point presentation of Caro at her place of work. Finally, she plots to bring the entire clan together for a shootout that will include taking the life of Sam's former secretary, Beth, with whom he had a brief dalliance.
It was sad to contemplate that a young woman with so much potential and so many talents could have gone so wrong in her estimation of the circumstances of her parents' deaths. Sam and Caro may have committed minor indiscretions. But the criminal mind of Elle leads only to her squandering her life. By the end of the dirty doings in the desert, it appears as though Elle will be permanently attached to her orange jump suit in a high security prison.
Has some problems...
vnssyndrome892 June 2024
ONE SMALL INDISCRETION (TV Movie 2017)
4 out of 10 stars Time to Read: 2:37min
BASIC PLOT: Elle Fawcett (Tiera Skovbye) witnessed a terrible tragedy as a preteen - the murder/suicide of her parents. Her father had been having an affair, but Elle knows it was never his fault. It was that temptress who coerced him into it, that's who's to blame. Knowledge of the affair started her mother drinking, and eventually the end came, with her mother killing her father, and then herself. Elle witnessed the immediate aftermath, and she has her mother's hate filled journals, and they lay the blame at the feet of Caroline Winters (Ashley Scott), homewrecker.
It's time Caroline knew what it felt like to have her family, and life destroyed, and Elle is going to make sure it happens... She's going to enjoy watching Caroline's family crumble, she may even frame Caroline for murder before she's done...
WHAT WORKS: *FOR ONCE, THE SPY CAMERAS ARE HIDDEN WELL However, if Logan fenced on a regulate basis, the one in his fencing helmet might be found, but he wouldn't see it otherwise.
*FOR THIS TYPE OF MOVIE, THE ACTING IS ABOVE AVERAGE Most of the time, in made-for-tv movies, there are many lines, or scenes that don't ring true. I rarely had that thought in this movie (just a few lines), all of the actors do a fine job for the type of script they are dealing with.
WHAT DOESN'T WORK: *WHO'S GOING TO PUT PHOTOS ON THEIR MANTLE WHEN THEY LOOK MISERABLE IN THEM? And who would want to remember a time when their marriage problems got so bad, they had an affair? That just seems asinine.
*THE NEIGHBOR IS TOO SUSPICIOUS WITHOUT CAUSE We (the viewers) don't find out why Hannah (Gaëlle Pouliquen), the neighbor, is so suspicious of Elle, until AFTER her bizarre behavior. This throws the viewer out, because we don't understand why she is fixated on her neighbor's tenant. Apparently, her ex husband cheated on her with their nanny. But we don't discover this until much later, and so her fixation on Elle comes off as bizarre, and her behavior, (snooping through Elle's things, thinking about breaking into Elle's apt) is unacceptable in any real world scenario. This could have been fixed with a few lines of dialogue.
*THE TYPE OF FLIRTING ELLE DOES WITH SAM (the husband Cru Ennis) IS BIZARRE & JUVENILE I'm not sure most grown men would be flattered by this, more likely they would find it uncomfortable & awkward.
*HOW WOULD ELLE KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FLASH DRIVE CAROLINE USED? Elle steals Caroline's flashdrive, which has a work presentation on it. It's a very distinctive red and black flash drive, and Elle knew exactly what model & color so she could switch them. How? It's too small for her cameras to see, and since Caroline would usually have it with her, when would Elle have seen it up close?
*THE BOSS OVERREACTING ABOUT A BROKEN FLASHDRIVE IS RIDICULOUS AND RUINS THE WHOLE MOVIE! First of all, Caroline would have back up print outs of her layouts, to hand out in the meeting. The lack of a power point presentation wouldn't be a big deal. Second, she had the files on her computer, so the delay of five minutes wouldn't matter. Third, the new boss's behavior towards the young associate at the expense of Caroline, is grounds for a law suit. No company would put up with that type of repeated discrimination, especially since Caroline had performed admirably under her old boss. This whole plot line is convoluted, stupid, and ruins the movie. It's also unacceptable, since there are ways to fix it (The writers nn2622305 David DeCrane Dave Hickey should know about this type of plothole & avoid it). I know this is a melodrama, but having plotlines that don't work in real world scenarios, kick the viewer out of the movie, and make me want to throw things at the TV.
*IF ELLE SHOT SAM, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY POWDER BURNS ON CAROLINE'S HANDS. The police would instantly know that Caroline didn't do it, and Elle's frame would fall apart.
*TIERRA SKOVBYE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO HANDLE A GUN I thought the same thing in A Murderer Upstairs (2017) . She's constantly tilting it down, where it would shoot the floor.
TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: *This is not a terrible melodrama, but it's not the best either. If you're looking for a few hours to veg, and turn your brain off, you could do much worse. If you enjoy watching Tiera Skovbye act like a crazy person, or you're a fan of Ashley Scott, give this a watch.
CLOSING NOTES: *This is a made-for-tv movie, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. TV movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.
*I have no connection to the film, or production in ANY way. This review was NOT written in full, or in part, by a bot. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews (less trolls and fanboys), and better entertainment. Hope I helped you out.
BASIC PLOT: Elle Fawcett (Tiera Skovbye) witnessed a terrible tragedy as a preteen - the murder/suicide of her parents. Her father had been having an affair, but Elle knows it was never his fault. It was that temptress who coerced him into it, that's who's to blame. Knowledge of the affair started her mother drinking, and eventually the end came, with her mother killing her father, and then herself. Elle witnessed the immediate aftermath, and she has her mother's hate filled journals, and they lay the blame at the feet of Caroline Winters (Ashley Scott), homewrecker.
It's time Caroline knew what it felt like to have her family, and life destroyed, and Elle is going to make sure it happens... She's going to enjoy watching Caroline's family crumble, she may even frame Caroline for murder before she's done...
WHAT WORKS: *FOR ONCE, THE SPY CAMERAS ARE HIDDEN WELL However, if Logan fenced on a regulate basis, the one in his fencing helmet might be found, but he wouldn't see it otherwise.
*FOR THIS TYPE OF MOVIE, THE ACTING IS ABOVE AVERAGE Most of the time, in made-for-tv movies, there are many lines, or scenes that don't ring true. I rarely had that thought in this movie (just a few lines), all of the actors do a fine job for the type of script they are dealing with.
WHAT DOESN'T WORK: *WHO'S GOING TO PUT PHOTOS ON THEIR MANTLE WHEN THEY LOOK MISERABLE IN THEM? And who would want to remember a time when their marriage problems got so bad, they had an affair? That just seems asinine.
*THE NEIGHBOR IS TOO SUSPICIOUS WITHOUT CAUSE We (the viewers) don't find out why Hannah (Gaëlle Pouliquen), the neighbor, is so suspicious of Elle, until AFTER her bizarre behavior. This throws the viewer out, because we don't understand why she is fixated on her neighbor's tenant. Apparently, her ex husband cheated on her with their nanny. But we don't discover this until much later, and so her fixation on Elle comes off as bizarre, and her behavior, (snooping through Elle's things, thinking about breaking into Elle's apt) is unacceptable in any real world scenario. This could have been fixed with a few lines of dialogue.
*THE TYPE OF FLIRTING ELLE DOES WITH SAM (the husband Cru Ennis) IS BIZARRE & JUVENILE I'm not sure most grown men would be flattered by this, more likely they would find it uncomfortable & awkward.
*HOW WOULD ELLE KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FLASH DRIVE CAROLINE USED? Elle steals Caroline's flashdrive, which has a work presentation on it. It's a very distinctive red and black flash drive, and Elle knew exactly what model & color so she could switch them. How? It's too small for her cameras to see, and since Caroline would usually have it with her, when would Elle have seen it up close?
*THE BOSS OVERREACTING ABOUT A BROKEN FLASHDRIVE IS RIDICULOUS AND RUINS THE WHOLE MOVIE! First of all, Caroline would have back up print outs of her layouts, to hand out in the meeting. The lack of a power point presentation wouldn't be a big deal. Second, she had the files on her computer, so the delay of five minutes wouldn't matter. Third, the new boss's behavior towards the young associate at the expense of Caroline, is grounds for a law suit. No company would put up with that type of repeated discrimination, especially since Caroline had performed admirably under her old boss. This whole plot line is convoluted, stupid, and ruins the movie. It's also unacceptable, since there are ways to fix it (The writers nn2622305 David DeCrane Dave Hickey should know about this type of plothole & avoid it). I know this is a melodrama, but having plotlines that don't work in real world scenarios, kick the viewer out of the movie, and make me want to throw things at the TV.
*IF ELLE SHOT SAM, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY POWDER BURNS ON CAROLINE'S HANDS. The police would instantly know that Caroline didn't do it, and Elle's frame would fall apart.
*TIERRA SKOVBYE NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO HANDLE A GUN I thought the same thing in A Murderer Upstairs (2017) . She's constantly tilting it down, where it would shoot the floor.
TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: *This is not a terrible melodrama, but it's not the best either. If you're looking for a few hours to veg, and turn your brain off, you could do much worse. If you enjoy watching Tiera Skovbye act like a crazy person, or you're a fan of Ashley Scott, give this a watch.
CLOSING NOTES: *This is a made-for-tv movie, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. TV movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.
*I have no connection to the film, or production in ANY way. This review was NOT written in full, or in part, by a bot. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews (less trolls and fanboys), and better entertainment. Hope I helped you out.
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