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Stalked at 17 (2012)
Surprisingly good, but lame ending to film is a shame
Movie was entertaining, and the acting better than I had expected from everyone in the film. Leads young but I thought they played their characters well. The 16 / 17 year old lead was naive and made some poor choices, but to me that is well in character for who she was. Her friend Tenaya seemed to have more common sense & offer some good advice. The cast was impressive, I know I've seen most of them in other roles on TV or movies but the acting was good & everyone was believable in their character for this film.
The big let down was the ending - the first time I saw it I thought someone at the network had screwed up & cut off the last 5 minutes of the film to start the next one on time. So I watched the last half again when it came on later that night - same thing! Just a close up on the baby & flashbacks her stalker boyfriend was having - presumably as his life ebbed away? After becoming interested in the storyline & the characters I sure wanted more than this vague half baked ending.
The Eleventh Victim (2012)
Perfectly dreadful
I don't know where to begin with how bad this film was. To start with, the first thing that should have occurred to her was that the man she had put away, who was supposedly on death row & had tried to kill her in the past - had somehow got out of jail. She never mentioned this fact to the police. The most glaring mistake - not notifying her per duty to warn - was explained at the end of the film when * spoiler alert* the clients attorney turned out to be his crime partner. That one twist in the plot was interesting, and not predictable. Which is why the film got 2 stars, although I'm not sure if zero stars is possible to assign.
Second spoiler - Cruz escaping from the hospital after killing the doctor. I work in a hospital that serves the prison population. You get a prisoner patient in, even one who is in county jail for a misdemeanor - he has an armed guard at his bedside 24/7. As well as being in some sort of shackles or restraints. Many wizened old prisoners who look like they could not open their milk carton unassisted have 2 guards sitting at the bedside at all times. So ANY prisoner approaching badass would be guarded by at least 2 armed prison guards and be in restraints. The guards are present to prevent an escape and also to protect the staff (or to prevent an attack on the prisoner from angry family, etc). Those that have just been arrested & brought to the hospital prior to charging due to health concerns are guarded by police officers.
Nancy Grace seems to be someone who has enough experience around criminals & crime scenes to have done better with the credibility. And as for the present profession of the ex-prosecutor - that was not credible to me either. What therapist will let their client off when they offer a half hearted "I'll try" by doing a head tilt and responding "That's all you can do!" with a smile? As someone who has sat through a few therapy sessions I can tell you that's not normal. "Don't try, just do it" now that's normal. I did not take that as poor acting, just a limitation of the script.
Where the acting from the pretty blond ex prosecutor fell short - there is no way I could see her as a tough prosecutor and someone who could fight a murder attempt from a serial killer. And what nimrod ties a victim up while leaving their hands free so they can get their jewels squeezed? She never came across as someone who could keep control of a classroom of middle school rowdies, let alone prosecute a case