Infidelity Can Be Fatal
2023
Action / Thriller

Infidelity Can Be Fatal
2023
Action / Thriller
Plot summary
Follows a private investigator who thinks she has met the love of her life in an unexpected encounter, but he could be her worst nightmare.
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Lifetime movie
One of the dumbest characters ever
Our heroine, Lucy Thompson, is one of the dumbest characters ever portrayed in a film. She is a private investigator and repeatedly says "I don't know what to do" in situations that someone with her supposed expertise would clearly know how to handle. Or even just the average adult would make better choices.
She has extremely poor judgement and is also a big hypocrite. For example, she sees a man her sister introduced her to the week before in a blind double date having drinks with another woman and freaks out. She does this while she herself is sitting in the same bar having drinks with another man. I mean, hello?! Maybe blind-date-guy-who-you've-met-only-once is with a client too? Regardless, they aren't even dating yet, so why is she being so psycho & possessive.
Also, the man SHE is having drinks with happens to be a client. Who is married. So she proceeds to have dinner and an affair with that same client while unsuccessfully trying to prove his wife is the one cheating.
The production is slick and the director does a lot with a stilted, nonsensical dialogue and a dumb, farfetched plot. The music is kinda OTT, but I liked it.
Lanie McAuley did her best as the thick, one-dimensional Lucy. I also liked the performance of Carly Fawcett as BFF Cami. I liked the casting of Dalias Blake as August, her no-nonsense employee/sidekick who was likeable, straightforward, and competent. His character grew on me. He should've been written as her business partner not employee because Lucy was so mediocre and incompetent and did not come across credibly as "the boss".
Lucy is dense, highly strung, violent and not very likeable. When she, the supposed heroine, bumped off her innocent love interest mid-film in such a ridiculous & unjustifiable manner, this film became a particularly unpleasant and meaningless watch. I have 20 minutes left in this film and can't wait until it's over.
This movie is so bad I actually made an account just so I could warn others!!
Let me start by saying I (usually) love lifetime movies! I don't mind the cheesy lines or bad acting or obvious plot holes! Having said that, THIS movie is literally so bad that Lifetime should be ashamed for putting their name behind it! (Yes, it's that bad!)
The acting isn't the turn off here. In fact, once you realize the script the actors had to work with you kind of wonder if they shouldn't receive an academy award at some point?
Here's my issue: The storyline is literally filled with so many contradictions it's maddening to watch!!! The plot makes zero sense. The story is pointless. There is literally no reason for any of it because it just goes endlessly in circles without ever making a point.
The only thing that could have made it tolerable is if it said "based on a true story" at the end. Unfortunately, it's just a bunch of made up garbage from the writer.
Look-I love lifetime movies! But trust me when I say, do not bother with this one!!!