darkavenger77
Lots of classics and stereotypes here. Denny is a native American, as the line from the movie 'John Q' goes, he's a member of the slapaho tribe. He rapes and ganks a girl, utters the catchphrase "gotcha", and buries her body. The girl before she is ganked utters the stereotypical female in jeopardy line of how she will call the police. Didn't she realize when you are being attacked, the attacker will not stop so you can call the police? My early take was that he stays in shape by digging graves. Needless to say he's the Lifetime Psycho (LP) here. Body count: 1.I'll skip through the stereotypical rebellious teen and hands off parents to concentrate on the end which was really stupid funny (hence the high Lifetime movie score).Funniest line of the movie takes place when daughter/step-daughter Brooke asks LP if he is a psycho stalker and he says he is actually a rapist. +2 Lifetime movie points for that one.On Brooke's follow up call to LP, he is in the middle of having sex with Dana, but he drops her to take the call. LP stereotypically works his way into the family, but step mom has a bad vibe about him and puts in a call to his supposed employer. Somewhere in here he argues with Dana and ganks her the same way as the first girl, then buries her body. Oh yeah, she also used the 'I'm going to call the police' line while she is being attacked. Body count: 2.Step mom's follow up call is returned and she learns bad stuff about LP wile he is eating dinner with them. A big argument ensues and Brooke decides to leave with LP despite both 'parents' trying to stop her.At Denny's place Brooke sees a purse that belongs to Dana and wants to go home. He yells at her and slaps her again, then throws her onto the floor. I'm cheering for him: "Gank her, gank her!' We see now how truly evil Denny is- he is a tobacco user! Brooke is taped & gagged, and they go for a ride. Dana's brother Bryan calls and LP arranges to meet him, LP puts a serious beat down on Bryan, then curb stomps him, using his catchphrase from earlier. Body count: 3.The family figure out that LP is a convicted sex offender. They call Brooke, not the police (another Lifetime movie stereotype), and when step mom tries to call the cops, the line is dead- LP ripped out the line! Dad has a cell, but the plan is to go to the cops and call on the way. Meanwhile, LP has entered via a convenient unlocked door. Bro sees the door open and says nothing, closing it. As they are leaving, LP grabs bro and has a knife. LP makes dad smash his phone. Instead of going to the guesthouse for that gun, they comply and LP has step mom use some convenient duct tape to tie them up. He then knocks her out via a head butt and tapes and gags her.LP makes a call to his gun thug buddies to rip off the family. He has another talk with Brooke, who has been sitting in the car the whole time. After she sees what is going on, she is able to free herself in like 30 seconds. Should she run to a neighbors home? See if the keys are still in LP's car and go for help? Nope, she goes back to the house. Gun thug #1 is distracted by loud music. Brooke picks up a knife in the kitchen. Eventually Denny threatens step mom, uttering the catchphrase while she's at gunpoint. Brooke plunges the knife into his back, a fatal wound in other movies, but a scratch here. I guess the two gun thugs were on a union work break, but then there is a comedic fight scene. Step mom whacks Denny with a pan and then instead of picking up his gun, runs out the door. Brooke is now duct taped again. Step mom ran towards the guest house, uses some clippers aided by her large pecs to free her hands, and now has the shotgun, but doesn't know how to use it. Gun thug #2 enters and another funny fight ensues. She ends it when a convenient garden tool to gun thug #2's neck. Body count: 4. Another ridiculous fight in the garage and gun thug Jose is ganked by Brooke, bro, and dad. Body count: 5. A cop shows up out of nowhere and is ganked by Denny. Body count: 6.Denny uses the stereotypical talk don't shoot with Katherine and then Brooke who finally does something smart by playing Denny until dad comes out and is shot by Denny. Step mom has instantly recovered the shotgun and a standoff ensues with more talking on Denny's part and no shooting- seriously, he just ganked a cop and shot dad, why doesn't he just gank step mom? After some more fighting, to include a you can't kill the boogeyman move after being gut shot by a shotgun, as he is again about to gank step mom, Brooke hits him with his car.Body count: 7 (?) Denny was still moving.The next day all is well, no therapy needed, as the dysfunctional family that slays together stays together.One last point, a classic is LP driving a third generation Firebird. I was disappointed when he didn't have a Camaro and a mullet haircut. Had to deduct 1 Lifetime movie point for that omission.Real movie score: 2/10 (higher is better). Lifetime movie score: 8/10 (higher is stupider).
da prof
While BORN BAD story-wise isn't better or worse than a thousand other Lifetime Originals, I liked one thing about it: the villain is motivated by just plain old-fashioned lust. This, in contrast to so many Lifetime villains who terrorize and kill because they've seen the original STEPFATHER movie and are obsessed with killing their way to the "perfect family!"Also, the filmmakers didn't stint on the action. Poor Meredith Monroe has to fight off three home invaders with her hands duct-taped part of the time, and with only minimal help from the rest of the family.Again, there's nothing original to be found here, but the pace is fast, the acting is vivid if never subtle, and the main guy playing the villain is enjoyably detestable.
ximpsblexprncssx
This poor imitation of Fear (starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon) leaves much to be desired. Minimal character development and terrible acting do nothing to save a ridiculous story that cannot even qualify for the "so bad, it's good" category. We are taken on a wholly unbelievable ride with Denny (Michael Welch), a serial rapist and murderer, who meets good girl Brooke (Bonnie Dennison) and apparently falls in love with her just about instantly. Within two minutes of meeting each other, Brooke is opening up to Denny about her terrible relationship with her father and her stepmother and with a few cups of her face and some soothing dribble about how she's a good person, "born bad" Denny has her wrapped around his finger.Credit to Welch, there is an underlying creepiness to Denny even at his most charming befitting his homicidal tendencies, but he is given so little to work with here that one wonders what enticed him to take on the film in the first place. Denny seems to posses superhuman powers that would make the Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers of the world green with envy as he is stabbed, smacked and shot and somehow still manages to run around wrecking havoc. It is clear, however, the writers never intended for this film to be anything remotely like realistic with stupidity abound throughout the film. This is 86 minutes of my life I will never get back. Don't do it, folks.
ilovefamilyNfrns2
I actually registered just to write this review. I do not like how the relationship between Denny and Brooke starts off. The portrayal of the relationship just wasn't very realistic and it went to quickly in my opinion. I have to say that the script was awful. Michael Welch was very good with the acting, but the plot was predictable. As the movie kept going it got a little better, but for me the characters lacked in personality. The quality of the movie was poor in almost every way. I can't get over how boring and dull the script was. The one good thing that came from this movie is awareness to bad people out there and that your kid could be infatuated with one.
