Whenthinkingaboutthisfilm,severalwordscometomind:cliched,contrived,andconfusing,tonameafew.Inmostsuspensethrillers,theaudiencefindsitselfyellingoutadvicetothemaincharacters,suchas"don’tgointothebasement-thebadguyisthere"or"saveyourself!don’tgobackforyourcat!"Ineverdidthatwiththisone.Itwasn’tbecausethedecisionsthisvictimmakesareanysmarterthananyothersuspensethrillervictim,itwasmorethatIjustreallydidn’tcarewhathappenedtoher.Icouldn’tfeelanysympathyforherbecauseshewassotwo-dimensional.Thenlet’sconsiderthestalker.Heissupposedtomaketheviewerfeelcreepyjustbybeingonscreen.HeisdefinitelynoAnthonyHopkinsorJackNicholson.Frankly,I’veseenepisodesof"MisterRogers’Neighborhood"thatwerecreepier.I’mtiredofactorswhothinkitiseasytoplayapsychopath.Thisfilmdidhaveitsbrightspots,thoughtheywerefewandfar-between.OnescenethatIthoughtwasverywell-done(ifslightlypreposterous)tookplaceinachurchandinvolvedaverycoolpriest.Icansaynomore.IsupposeIsometimesdemandtoomuchofmade-for-TVmovies.Inallhonesty,I’dhavetosaythat"made-for-TVsuspenseVelveeta"ismyfavoritegenre,andwhenviewedinitspropercontext(i.e.oncableatthreeinthemorning),thisfilmisafineexampleofitsgenre.

When thinking about this film, several words come to mind: cliched, contrived, and confusing, to name a few. In most suspense thrillers, the audience finds itself yelling out advice to the main characters, such as "don't go into the basement- the bad guy is there" or "save yourself! don't go back for your cat!" I never did that with this one. It wasn't because the decisions thi...