The Preppie Murder (TV Movie 1989) ⭐ 5.4 | Crime, Drama (original) (raw)
TV Movie
1h 40m
This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. When the police investigate the evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. When questioned, he claims that her death w... Read allThis is the story of a young woman who was found dead. When the police investigate the evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. When questioned, he claims that her death was accidental, as a result of rough sex. Her family doesn't believe this, so they press th... Read allThis is the story of a young woman who was found dead. When the police investigate the evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. When questioned, he claims that her death was accidental, as a result of rough sex. Her family doesn't believe this, so they press the district attorney's office to try him for murder, but he has a good lawyer who plays his... Read all
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I just saw this film for the first time, and I must agree with the previous reviewer - Alec's l'il bro was seriously miscast in the role of a remorseless murderer! While cute during the first 27.8 seconds of the movie, Billy's Basset Hound StaresT grew a little - no, make that extremely - tiresome in very short order. His good looks didn't make up for the fact that he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag, something the producers might have considered when they were looking for someone to play the role of a sociopath.
The only actor worth watching here was Danny Aiello; in fact most of those who played cops did so with amazing credibility. The interrogation scenes were a joy to watch and actually made you believe that this is what it must really be like (unlike the usual TV in-your-face all-anger-all-the-time TV cop shows).
In the end, though, I was left with the feeling that if a good actor had played the lead it may have been a better film.
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