Movielover1996

Domestic abuse thriller which focuses on overemphasizing melodrama at the expense of story and characters to make popcorn fans howl when J-Lo gives hubby a taste of his own medicine. This is especially true in regard to the husband's lack of context for his nature and making him into the cliched "Abusive men are all heartless psychopaths" type. It's never explained what he really desires from Slim or his own self-serving agenda, nor how he has all the resources in the world to become an omnipotent predator AKA plot contrivances to move the story along.
Acting was the best aspect, especially from Campbell. J-Lo was serviceable, but this foreshadowed her even more uninspiring role for The Boy Next Door.

I liked it better when it was called Sleeping with the Enemy, which they actually showed you the mind of both spouses and how their actions correlated with each other. None of that here except for Hollywood putting out the generic pure good hero vs, pure evil villain theme.

Movielover1996