His Double Life

His Double Life AKA Betrayed is strikingly similar to an 80's horror-thriller, The Stepfather, though the eerie creepy tone is missing in this one, which is a relief. The best part of this story is Cristine Prosperi (Scarlett), whose ambition drives the story when she suspects her stepfather isn't as great as he pretends to be.

Character Development/Writing Quality: This is a suspenseful mystery where only Scarlett and the audience knows that her stepfather is living an evil double life. Scarlett is a teenager who plays the rogue woman sleuth. Without her, there isn't anything but a series of murders. With her, we have an engaging story that continues to have exciting details unraveled with each scene. As for character development, there isn't any really, which would have made this movie more compelling. Scarlett is suspicious from the beginning and her investigative skills intent remains consistent throughout.

Values: Seeking truth

Content (sex, language & violence): No sex. one use of 'bitch'. Two kills are shown on screen with some violence. The final moments we see some hitting and swinging of weapons.

Scare Factor/Suspense: Suspense is mild, mostly tense when the stepfather sporadically shows up. A cat and mouse scene at the end is a bit intense-filled.

Nothing spectacular stands out in this one. The acting is so-so with no one really stealing the spotlight. The script is decent, just not anything new. I wish that Brian Krause (the stepfather) was more scary. He doesn't resonate well with the script and feels a bit bland when he appears, aside from his murderous moments. At least this one has a happy ending.

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