The Perfect Neighbor (TV movie 4.5 out of 10 stars Time to Read: 1:01 min

 Not the worst, not the best...

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (TV movie 4.5 out of 10 stars Time to Read: 1:01 min

BASIC PLOT: 

Donna Germaine (Barbara Niven) is a disturbed woman, living in her own delusional reality. Childhood trauma has left her seeking love in all the wrong places, and her latest disastrous attachment is within the Costigan family. Donna has her sites set on William Costigan (Perry King), and she's not going to let anyone stand in her way, not his wife Jeannie (Susan Blakely), his co-worker Ashley (Tori Hammond), or even her own Aunt Grace (Lila Bata-Walsh). The more Donna ingratiates herself into the Costigan family, the more dangerous her obsession becomes. Can William and Jeannie discover Donna's true motives in time to save themselves, and clear William from a false murder charge?

WHAT WORKS: 

*THE BASIC PLOT WORKS for a low budget, made-for-tv melodrama. It could have been elevated into real entertainment with a bit more character development, but the story is fun enough to make it watchable.

*THERE ARE TWO POSTERS FOR THIS MOVIE and both of them are above average. Quality posters/DVD covers are a rarity, and deserve a mention.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK: 

*WHAT IS WITH ALL THE CLOSE UPS? I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to shove the camera that close to middle aged actors, but they need to think again.

*THE DELIVERY OF LINES IS PRETTY WOODEN All the characters, with the exception of Barbara Niven, deliver their lines in a very stiff fashion. This is a melodrama, so some of that can be forgiven, but it does have a detrimental effect on the movie overall.

*THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL ONE DIMENSIONAL Again, this is a melodrama, so deep character studies are not what you'd expect to find. Still, having the characters be this flat, it's hard to care about any of the outcomes. I expect better out of Ken Sanders.

TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: 

*If you are a fan of made-for-tv melodramas, there are worse ones out there. It's not terrible, not good, just mediocre TV movie faire.

CLOSING NOTES: 

*THIS IS A MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. TV movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.

*I HAVE NO CONNECTION TO THE FILM, or production in ANY way. This review was NOT written in full, or in part, by a bot. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews (less trolls and fanboys), and better entertainment. Hope I helped you out.