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Playdate (2012)

April. 28,2012
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4.5
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NR
| Thriller TV Movie

A new family moves into the house next door to the Valentine family. While they become fast friends, Emilie Valentine starts to notice bruises and odd behavior from the two sons in the new family. Are they victims of child abuse? Or are there twists and turns to finding out the real reason?

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Diagonaldi
2012/04/28

Very well executed

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Pacionsbo
2012/04/29

Absolutely Fantastic

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AutCuddly
2012/04/30

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

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ThedevilChoose
2012/05/01

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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diademvilches
2012/05/02

At first I really enjoyed it because it's a bit thrilling, I kept watching because I wanted to know who the suspect is. But it's really easy to guess as the movie kept going. I was wondering why they never showed the killers face though? The husband also doesn't apologize to his wife for not believing her and questions her as if she was the one who's crazy. The ending is a bit stupid, I wish there was more explanation on the boys sickness, or where their father was and how he turned out that way. It's a one time watch movie, easily forgettable.

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clintstevens
2012/05/03

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?

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Jet_Streamin
2012/05/04

No Spoilers.The basic premise of Playdate is one that has been used, tried and tested in at least a dozen movies i can name off the top of my head.ie'Family move in next door and attract curiosity from there neighbours by odd or suspicious behavior.'Because these types of films are not new to the genre, there storyline can be stale and formulaic.However with good performances and a solid screenplay, the antagonist of this movie is ambiguous throughout which leaves us wondering who to trust.I find that in poorly made movies, the actors respond to situations differently to the way i would or the way reality would dictate.(making it unbelievable) The poorer the movie, the more unfitting and ridiculous the actors respond.Basing the movie on the unbelievability of there performance I would give it a 5.5/10, although that's not standard for the whole cast.The end of the movie leaves a few unanswered questions, which is fine as long as it doesn't leave holes in the story, this one doesn't, but i find a bit of resolve would help the conclusion.

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jloner
2012/05/05

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.

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