Josée Mauffette Movies
- 2005
A beautiful young woman finds her storybook marriage may not have such a happy ending in this thriller starring Sarah Lancaster and Mark Humphrey. When Allison met wealthy software billionaire Phillip it seemed as if all the elements were in place for the perfect union. Before long, the couple was married and well on their way to a loving and committed future together. When Allison reluctantly begins to suspect that Phillip may have played a pivotal role in the death of his first wife, however, the cracks in their foundation begin to show as she begins to follow an ominous trail of clues left behind by Phillips' ill-fated former spouse. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
A married employee of a major corporation schemes with a beautiful coworker to slap the company with a fraudulent sexual harassment suit and later split the settlement in this white collar thriller starring Dina Meyer and Jonathan Higgins. Troubles arise, however, when a snooping co-worker uncovers their ruse and the foolproof plan gradually begins to crumble. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2005
Grieving over the death of her "perfect" husband Ron, Susan Mandaway (Sherilyn Fenn) exiles herself to the couple's summer home in Maine. Her self-imposed solitude is interrupted by the arrival of an affable fellow who introduces himself as Jeff Watkins (Nicholas Lea), and who claims to be an old college chum of Ron. Only too late does Susan discover that "Jeff" is an escaped convict, who in concert with his partner is after the $10 million in diamonds that he helped Ron steal. A US-Canadian coproduction, Deadly Isolation made its American debut March 14, 2005, on cable's Lifetime network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2004
Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of $2 million each, False Pretenses originally aired October 25, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2004
Five years ago, the husband of Jean Brooks (Mädchen Amick) purportedly committed suicide. Thus, Jean is startled when ex-cop-turned-private eye Eddie Fate (Andrew Walker) shows up with the news that her husband has been alive all these years -- and has only recently been murdered. A trip to Chicago opens Jean's eyes to her husband's motives for his deception (which didn't start out as sinister, but sure ended up that way) -- and places her own life in peril, courtesy of an insane sister-in-law and some slimy-looking drug dealers. Filmed in 2004 under the title Jean's Fate, Lies and Deception was first seen on Canadian TV a few weeks before its April 25, 2005, American cable debut on the Lifetime channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mädchen Amick, Andrew Walker, (more)
- 2004
It isn't bad enough that divorcee Joanne Saunders must raise her son by herself and slave away for tips as a night-shift restaurant hostess. Now she must deal with an angry driver who runs her car off the road--and, in an apparent frenzy of road rage, continues terrorizing Joanne and her son long after the incident. But is this merely a random act of harassment, or can the demented driver be pursuing an altogether different (and more deadly) agenda? Originally seen over the Lifetime network on September 6, 2004, A Deadly Encounter (aka Over the Edge) posted some of that cable service's highest ratings, attracting 2.6 million viewers for its initial airing. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
A wife's affair turns deadly in this steamy entry from suspense specialist Jason Hreno. As a successful television news cameraman, Jeff Randal (Robert Seeliger)'s job finds him frequently out of town on assignment for days at a time, leaving his young wife Donna (Nicollette Sheridan) alone with the couple's young daughter. Bored by the lack of company and hungering for attention, Donna soon becomes romantically involved with her daughter's handsome teacher Alan (Andrew Jackson). When Alan's past begins to surface and the affair turns deadly, Donna must fight not only for her own life, but for the life of her family as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicollette Sheridan, Andrew Jackson, (more)
- 1994
This French-Canadian drama takes place just after JFK's assassination and provides insight into the psychological ramifications of that event with its portrayal of a love story between a confused teen and a travelling salesman in a Quebec railroad station. The date is Dec. 19, 1963 and train service has been delayed by a snow storm. Pierre-Paul is a door-to-door salesman. Chili is a despondent teenaged girl. When Pierre-Paul enters a washroom stall he is surprised to find a girl hunched over with a gun in her mouth. He runs to tell the stationmaster, but she has gone by the time they return. He tells the stationmaster that the girl was wearing a kilt. Unfortunately, the station is filled with other school girls dressed in the same outfit. Eventually Chili comes up to Pierre-Paul and a careful romance is initiated as she tells him over her troubled life. They eventually have sex, but immediately afterward she claims that she wasn't the girl in the stall. The truth comes out at the picture's end. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roy Dupuis, Lucie Laurier, (more)
