Lamentation on Lifetime

I just watched the worst acting in The Obsession, a Lifetime original. Now, i've seen my share of B movies, but this really was bad.

Given, Elise Gatien is quite lovely, but her appeal doesn't make up for how the the cast stinks. Daphne Zuniga, i know there's life after Melrose Place, but by the grace of God, take an acting class. The plot is transparent, the emotions contrived. If you saw the preview you've pretty much seen the movie.

Just another predictable made-for-TV movie on stalking - an over-simplified version of it.

On one hand, I applaud Lifetime for having created "television for women". But this little network is imprisonment in itself. Reel after reel, it's all about single moms and/or their daughter(s) being stalked/abused/raped and/or trouble conceiving/kid-smuggling. And mind you, there's always, but always, deception.

If you're gonna create a network for female viewers, bust out of these definitions of mother/daughter/victim for once. Women are people after all. And we have issues above and beyond those intertwined with men and procreation, darn it.

The commercials offer no solace, either. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, menopause... Gee, Lifetime, thanks for the constant reminder of what a joy and blessing it is to be a woman!