Playdate (2012) Reviews

• A lot of Fun

  jloner2012-04-29

  One of those classic mystery suspense movies. Lifetime's always been a guilty pleasure of mine and this one is right up my alley. Everything about this movie was creepy specifically the mother of the child. I never knew what she was going to do and expected a full freak out scene from her in the end. I would love to know more about what happened to the characters after the story ended. Did Billy stay with the Mom? Were they arrested for anything? I would like to have seen more of Titus actual crime from the beginning, but i get the basic jist of it. Good performances, directing, and a fun story. I have many neighbors and they are all equally crazy lol. If you like these crime thrillers, it's definitely one to check out.

• Decent build up, terrible plot

  LilxSaint2013-09-03

  I went into this movie with fairly low expectations, but in the end I was left extremely disappointed. The build up of this movie was slow but thanks to the acting it kept me interested. It's a recognisable situation, family gets new neighbours & don't know if they're trustworthy. We all worry who our kids play with at some point. During the movie you're left wondering who's to trust and who's not. So far, an OK movie experience. The slow build up made me look forward to the ending, in suspense. Then comes the plot. Which is so incredibly weak & not answering many questions -if any- that left me feeling i wasted my time. Personally I absolutely can't stand movies to end with this many unanswered questions. It feels as though the writer had some good ideas for a story but was suddenly out of inspiration when it came to the end. Also, some things are just not realistic. Without giving any spoilers away, the apparent ease at which an APB is warranted left me astonished. There's plenty of stuff in the last part of the movie that had me scratching my head, which I can't get into without giving spoilers away. I'm sure you'll know what I mean when you've seen it. Huge disappointment for me this one. 2/10.

• Good performances

  FletchGives2012-04-29

  It's the performances that make or break these movies. And the role of Titus was perfectly cast as a quiet haunting type. Whoever the female villain was left me guessing up until the end and both kids did a decent job. And the lead actress was consistent and kept the craziness of the situation at bay with a very believable performance. The husband wasn't your typical Lifetime soapstar, but thoughtful and sincere, as often the testosterone driven husbands in these movies turn on their wives immediately. Could of used a little more resolve at the end ie what happened to the mother and child and even the former father who had lost his child. But that's just me, I need all loose ends wrapped up. Or were they setting it up for a sequel? Either way, great popcorn movie, but don't watch it alone at night (as was my mistake).

• How old were the writers of this movie?

  vmalast2018-07-20

  Typical "Lifetime" style movie thriller fluff, very generic no surprises very PG13. Saw this on Netflix (Netflix is really going downhill fast). Perhaps I'm getting a bit sensitive in my old age but, how can a writer of the script have a character compare restoring a muscle car to "his Vietnam"? I had to rewind to make sure I heard it right. How old are the writers? Did they finish high school? Honestly, clean your litter box, organize your socks, alphabetize your spices rather than watch this movie.

• So Many Mysterious Questions, So Few Answers

  clintstevens2018-07-08

  I will start with the most mysterious question; how can reviewers consider this a good movie??? OK, now for some spoiler questions. Why would a mother whose daughter has apparently been kidnapped by the neighbor be more concerned about a box of trinkets she finds in the psycho neighbors' son's bedroom, even though they are evidence of his past serial killings? How did the cop who is as dumb as a box of rocks ever become a detective? Why would the family not question how their pet dog ended up dead at their front door? Where did the next door boys get the bruises on their bodies; their father, their mother or from each other? Why would the ex-husband sneak around the home and when caught tell the neighbors that his son was taken from him and their child would be next? And what news report would show the dead husband hanging in the closet for all to see on TV? Who does all the psychotic medicine in the bathroom belong to, the neighbor lady or her nutjob son? Why would the mother next door pick up the daughter from school when it wasn't her turn, take her to her flower shop, wrap up knives and saws, apologize to the daughter and then take her home? Why wouldn't the whacko son look under the bed while searching for the neighbor with a big wrench (although he did check under after the woman went to another room)? Why would the husband still want to be the neighborhood boy's friend after the boy pinned him under the car? Why does the little girl have only two expressions, puzzlement and sadness, and still want to be the younger boy's friend, even after he manhandles her and threatens to push her down the stairs? And the biggest mysterious question...who owns the Prius that goes from one driveway to the other and completely disappears in one scene?