Dina Myer shines in virtually everything she does & you know what you're getting when you watch one of her flicks. This particular movie takes too long to get to where it needs to go. Fast forwarding through some of the slower parts helps...and Dina Myer looks great at whatever speed she moves. Lea Thompson in a supporting role? Sign me up!
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spoilers - a story of revenge
ksf-227 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
SPOILERS --wow. Pretty low rating on imdb and on tomatoes, as of today. Roku has this as balancing the books, but imdb thinks it's fatal secrets. One demerit for strange editing... all kinds of jumps, just in the first two minutes, in a scene which is supposed to start out romantic and cozy. I guess that was the director's way of getting the viewer's attention, since it morphs into a rape scene. Which then morphs into waking from a dream. Confusing. Julia (dina meyer) appears to have been raped by a co-worker (vincent spano), but instead of going to the police, she starts stalking him. Some fun co-stars; ed begley. Lea thompson had her own tv series in the nineties. There's a weird, un-necessary flashback 27 minutes in... we're shown a quick summary of the horrible event, even though we just watched it twenty minutes back, and we all remember it well. Bad editing. Two minutes later, julia is touching her friend's scars, as they trade stories. Did she really need to touch them? Some odd directing choices being made. Clearly, with the anger julia is holding on to, she needs to go to the coppers, but instead she breaks into his house. A fair amount of suspense.. first waiting to see if julia gets caught. And later seeing if they can actually get justice for all the evil he has done. Thompson gives a great performance. Many references to "justice".. julia's friends keep talking about justice for what she went through, and her co-worker scott has a book titled justice for all. And one of the actors in the film is actually named justice. The story is mostly sound. Clearly has some producion flaws. Directed by meir sharony. Story by cathy cotter. Not the best film ever made, but probably not the worst.
EXTREMITIES RIP-OFF
nogodnomasters28 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Judy (Dina Meyer) is a major league babe and single mom. She meets Mr. Wonderful on-line and by the time the credits are done she had been raped by a creepy David Hess wanna-be(Vicent Spano as Scott). After Judy does the proverbial shower and doesn't call the police, she then strolls on down to Scott's office to "discuss what had happened." (At this point I'm starting to sympathize with Scott.)
Oddly, Scott is not as receptive as Judy had imagined and threatens to destroy Judy if she makes any trouble. Judy is part of a book club with Rebecca (Lea Thompson)and Sharlene (Lela Rochon). Rebecca is married to a lawyer (David) who just found out about her affair with Aaron. She doesn't know what to do. She loves David, but the sex is better with Aaron. Sharlene had been abused by her father.
Judy becomes obsessed with revenge on Scott, a man who seems to have no past. She eventually confides in her friends. Judy makes headway but confronts dead ends as the dialogue digresses into third rate movie: "God ain't dead, but surely he's asleep."
As you look at the DVD cover, you can figure out where this leads as the DVD box is the plot spoiler. Dina Meyer is no Farrah Fawcett. No nudity. No F-bombs.
Oddly, Scott is not as receptive as Judy had imagined and threatens to destroy Judy if she makes any trouble. Judy is part of a book club with Rebecca (Lea Thompson)and Sharlene (Lela Rochon). Rebecca is married to a lawyer (David) who just found out about her affair with Aaron. She doesn't know what to do. She loves David, but the sex is better with Aaron. Sharlene had been abused by her father.
Judy becomes obsessed with revenge on Scott, a man who seems to have no past. She eventually confides in her friends. Judy makes headway but confronts dead ends as the dialogue digresses into third rate movie: "God ain't dead, but surely he's asleep."
As you look at the DVD cover, you can figure out where this leads as the DVD box is the plot spoiler. Dina Meyer is no Farrah Fawcett. No nudity. No F-bombs.
Delayed flight? Waste time here.
boowho-264178 August 2019
Horrible Acting
terryblount-1327915 December 2021
Outstanding Performances and Inventive Plot Twists
lavatch16 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
"Fatal Secrets" (a.k.a., "Restitution Road") is a combination thriller and toxic masculinity-based film.
Three close female friends are all in transition in their lives. Julia has recently divorced and is readjusting life as a single mom. Rebecca is married to an attorney but carrying on an affair with a doctor. And Sharlene is dating and getting serious about marriage. They meet regularly in a book club. The most appropriate reading during the time span of the film is Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment."
Julia meets a man online. They have a good first date, where Scott is quite gentlemanly. But on the second meeting, Scott assaults her in her home. She feels that she does not have enough evidence to go to the police, and the two friends join her in a posse.
The newer title "Restitution Road" more accurately conveys the gist of this film than the pedestrian "Fatal Secrets." The word "restitution" conveys something different than "revenge." It is especially the final fifteen minutes of the film that include both a dynamic plot twist and a more nuanced expression of the nature of restitution. All of the performances were great, the film was well scored, and it included interesting locations and environments. For a made-for-television film, this was an all-around
Three close female friends are all in transition in their lives. Julia has recently divorced and is readjusting life as a single mom. Rebecca is married to an attorney but carrying on an affair with a doctor. And Sharlene is dating and getting serious about marriage. They meet regularly in a book club. The most appropriate reading during the time span of the film is Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment."
Julia meets a man online. They have a good first date, where Scott is quite gentlemanly. But on the second meeting, Scott assaults her in her home. She feels that she does not have enough evidence to go to the police, and the two friends join her in a posse.
The newer title "Restitution Road" more accurately conveys the gist of this film than the pedestrian "Fatal Secrets." The word "restitution" conveys something different than "revenge." It is especially the final fifteen minutes of the film that include both a dynamic plot twist and a more nuanced expression of the nature of restitution. All of the performances were great, the film was well scored, and it included interesting locations and environments. For a made-for-television film, this was an all-around
Surprisingly thrilling
WankerReviews27 August 2020
A woman seeks justice after a man assaults her, during a first date.
First 20 minutes were rough. Very cheaply made. I try not to fault a movie for being low quality, since not all movies have access to millions of dollars for a budget. It was very stale and flat, and looked like a student film with a slightly higher quality camera. The actors seemed to be half asleep, and were only there for a paycheck.
It really picked up afterwards, when the investigation starts. It had me on the edge of my seat when the lead was trying to piece everything together, with the help of her friends. I like when a movie does unexpected things. A lot of twists and turns. The ending was a bit unconventional, and semi realistic. Maybe I'm easily entertained but I enjoyed it for what it was.
First 20 minutes were rough. Very cheaply made. I try not to fault a movie for being low quality, since not all movies have access to millions of dollars for a budget. It was very stale and flat, and looked like a student film with a slightly higher quality camera. The actors seemed to be half asleep, and were only there for a paycheck.
It really picked up afterwards, when the investigation starts. It had me on the edge of my seat when the lead was trying to piece everything together, with the help of her friends. I like when a movie does unexpected things. A lot of twists and turns. The ending was a bit unconventional, and semi realistic. Maybe I'm easily entertained but I enjoyed it for what it was.
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