Kept Woman (2015)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

PROS: For starters, this movie knew exactly what it was and it didn't stray from that. There was nothing fancy, nothing creative, however, there was just enough to keep you engaged. The problem I find with horror movies today is that they try to pave their own path instead of making the path they already have more detailed. To further explain why I love this movie, is the fact that the acting was terrific. The whole idea of who the characters were supposed to be had just enough pizazz and just enough stability for you to like and then dislike some of them at the same time. The last thing that I liked was the plot. Everything that made up the movie had its own personality. I liked that KEPT WOMAN followed an idea and gradually grew from upon that idea.CONS: The thing that I would say was most disappointing was the end portion of the movie. The climax of the movie, although very intense, was also quite predictable.www.chorror.com

Not only was this movie believable, it was the best Lifetime movie I'd seen in the last 5 years. I had become so bored with the way the movies have morphed into the same online girl looking for love or adventure, or compromised teachers, or killers so silly that I didn't care what they did just as long as I could turn the channel. This story line was carefully written and pieced together, with great acting, so that it kept be on the edge of my seat throughout. The foreshadowing and clues leading to the climax and ending couldn't have been better. The movie deserves a second viewing to catch every aspect of the suspenseful writing. Wonderful...can't say enough good things about this movie.

A couple have their flat broken into. They go inside BEFORE phoning the police, and promptly get more stuff stolen by the homeless guy still there, who holds them at gunpoint. Deciding to move house, they end up living next door to a weirdo who dresses like a throwback to the 50's. He abducts the female to keep as his own personal slave in an underground shelter, making her a 'kept woman'. Will she ever escape? Can she ever rid herself of the awful dresses she's forced to wear? And who'd thought the police force could be so stupid?Yes, I KNOW this is supposed to be a Made For TV Movie, but c'mon... the creep in the dapper suits and bow tie has been linked to the disappearances of students and has even been questioned by the police... So why isn't he linked to the investigation? Who knows. And the fact the husband believes his wife left him permanently after the most minor of arguments, leaving behind her phone and various other possessions... Hear that creaking noise? That's credibility being stretched to breaking point.Still, it's not all bad. The movie paints a picture of a claustrophobic environment well, where Stockholm Syndrome can easily set in and your old life could soon fade to a distant memory. The acting is of a higher calibre than usual for this kind of production, and the intense moments scattered throughout will probably have you watching until the end. Until the climax, that is... When all the subtlety and understatement goes out the window in favour of a brainless violent confrontation, not to mention the cheesiest of 'uplifting' messages tacked on as an addendum. Yawn.Still, seen much worse. Oh, yes I have... 5/10

Some lifetime movies are better than others this one was not one of them.I really didn't care for Jessica or her husband. Jessica just had such a blah personality who would want to kidnap her and have to be around her all the time? Jessica was suspicious of Simon yet she invites him to dinner and goes right into his house alone? That part just didn't seem right at all. The hubby just believed she had just left without her cell phone and without contacting anyone she knew? He didn't even seem to into finding her or searching very hard you never even saw him try to contact any family??Jessica sure looked like she was enjoying sex with Simon. She just goes off that easy night after night having sex with Simon. What a waste of 2 hours of my life!