Deadly Encounter

A promising thriller that begins with great intensity at the very beginning when Joanne ( Laura Leighton ) is nearly run off the road after she accidentally cuts off a driver. From there, her life becomes endangered with unrelenting phone calls and threatening 'gifts'.

Writing Quality/Character Development: Pretty good with great turns at every corner, powerful displays of tense moments, and an endearing mother/son bond. Laura Leighton shines in this taut thriller. Her acting prowess proves smooth, likeable, and watchable.

Values: Mother/son bond. Joanne has a thirteen year old son who displays a strong respect and love for his mother; likewise, her love for him and her fierce protection of him (hurt by his father's estrangement) is evident.

Content (sex, language & violence): There are flashes of lovemaking. No language. The violence is in the end, for the most part, when there's a physical struggle.

Scare Factor/Suspense: In the beginning and in the end--very intense and stretched out with good suspense maintaining.

I really liked this movie, but the end was too weak. The motive given doesn't satisfy or explain itself well. And, we wonder how the villain was able to acquire so much information.

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