A Mother's Revenge (A.K.A. Desperate Justice) is the dramatization of the sad story of a woman whose straight-A's elementary school daughter gets raped and beaten to near-death by a man she trusted. It's a typical Lifetime movie, overly dramatic and hokey, but it manages to hold your attention for the most part.
Carol Sanders is the mother of two children: her "perfect angel" Wendy and her rebellious goth older daughter, Jill. She's married to a loving husband and aside from the typical family feuding drama that pops up on occasion, the Sanders family is totally normal, living in an Arizona suburb where everything seems protected and safe.
Wendy is a teacher's pet in her elementary school, with good grades and a love for animals, dreams of being a veterinarian and many hopes for the future. Lately she's befriended the kind school janitor, Frank Warden. Meanwhile Jill Sanders has started dressing all in black with a goth style, hanging around with her boyfriend at all hours, much to her mom's disapproval. When Carol asks Jill to pick Wendy up for school and Jill in ten minutes late, Frank Warden invites Wendy inside the school and the unthinkable happens. Wendy is reported missing but is found lying near the school, raped and beat-up and in a coma. When Frank's fancy lawyer gets him out of doing any jail time, Carol snaps and shoots him dead in the courtroom, and in order for Carol to stay out of jail, she seeks help from Frank's mother, his former lawyer and she tries to patch up her rocky relationship with Jill.
A Mother's Revenge has great soundtrack, not the best acting though. I think if it showed things more from Bill Sander's, Frank's mom, Frank's lawyer and Jill's boyfriend more, it would've been a little more insightful and interesting. Still, it's not too bad of a movie and I think it deserves six stars for its effort and its intriguing plot.
Carol Sanders is the mother of two children: her "perfect angel" Wendy and her rebellious goth older daughter, Jill. She's married to a loving husband and aside from the typical family feuding drama that pops up on occasion, the Sanders family is totally normal, living in an Arizona suburb where everything seems protected and safe.
Wendy is a teacher's pet in her elementary school, with good grades and a love for animals, dreams of being a veterinarian and many hopes for the future. Lately she's befriended the kind school janitor, Frank Warden. Meanwhile Jill Sanders has started dressing all in black with a goth style, hanging around with her boyfriend at all hours, much to her mom's disapproval. When Carol asks Jill to pick Wendy up for school and Jill in ten minutes late, Frank Warden invites Wendy inside the school and the unthinkable happens. Wendy is reported missing but is found lying near the school, raped and beat-up and in a coma. When Frank's fancy lawyer gets him out of doing any jail time, Carol snaps and shoots him dead in the courtroom, and in order for Carol to stay out of jail, she seeks help from Frank's mother, his former lawyer and she tries to patch up her rocky relationship with Jill.
A Mother's Revenge has great soundtrack, not the best acting though. I think if it showed things more from Bill Sander's, Frank's mom, Frank's lawyer and Jill's boyfriend more, it would've been a little more insightful and interesting. Still, it's not too bad of a movie and I think it deserves six stars for its effort and its intriguing plot.