Let's be realistic.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This film is excellent. Roxanne Hart does an excellent job portraying Ms. Scripps, who was actually murdered by her husband in the mid 90's.Holly Marie Combs and Sarah Chalke portray Alex and Annie Morrel, Anne's daughters. The Scripps family-(Just think of publishing, NY and their estate in Bronxville, NY) is an old money establishment, and James Wilder portrays Scott Douglas, Anne's new suitor, who eventually marries the unsuspecting Scripps.Apparently, she did not realize the extent of his capacity for abuse and violence. Perhaps it started as verbal abuse. Douglas seems to resent Anne's life of privilege, though she is a loving mother and wife. He embarrasses her in front of friends, degrades her, and spends his days drinking, while living in her mansion.The performances in this film are very good, particularly Roxanne Hart, who is simply a wealthy,lonely woman, marries a younger man, and becomes the victim. She is sympathetic yet believable. Holly Marie Combs is also excellent, as the daughter who fights back, and sees the predicament her mother is in.This is a decent film which realistically portrays the covert world of spousal abuse. Watch it and you will be interested in learning the true story.

crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/anne_scripps/1.html?sect=12 Click on this link to see the entire true story of Anne Scripps Douglas' murder. I watched this movie with the hope that the title meant that Anne herself would be the one committing murder against her abusive husband, I was wrong. The actors were amazing. Roxanne Hart showed how loving, kind, and soft spoken Anne might have been. Her performance left you emotionally drawn to Anne, wanting for her to be rid of the pain in her life. But you did not feel sorry for her, and you were never angry with her for staying in the relationship. The story is one that needs to be heard, in hopes that with the information you attain from it... the tragedy will not be repeated. Overall a movie that should be watched, but if your looking for a happy ending, you will not find one here.

"My Mother's Murder" is a video documentary made by Charles Stuart, whose 74 year-old mother, Emily "Cissy" Stuart, was murdered in 1989. It remains the only homicide case unsolved by the Princeton, NJ police department. The film, shot in a "what-I-did-for-my-summer-vacation" style, is as honest and balanced a portrait of human anguish as ever made. Somehow, miraculously, Stuart is able to walk the tightrope between the subjective and the objective... revealing his own feelings and questions amid a series of events that he captures, flawlessly, through the crystal eye of his camera. The film is further proof (along with "Living Dolls," "A Long Night's Journey into Day," "Southern Comfort," "Small Town Ecstasy," "Blue Vinyl," "Lalee's Kin," etc.) that HBO is at the forefront of documentary production. I can't recommend it enough. As a diehard Errol Morris and Joe Berlinger fan, I was pleased to see that it's still possible for an "average" person with an important story to see it aired on national TV.

This movie recently aired on The Lifetime Channel. An attractive woman has a married life full of everything(or nearly everything) one would think a woman would want. She divorces her husband and father of her two daughters meets and marries Jerk First Class. One thing leads to another and Mr.Wonderful eventually murders her. I started watching this film and didn't expect to stay with it for more than a few minutes but kept watching it until the end. I came away with the same feeling as with The Stepfather films and 1984's First Born which starred Teri Garr. Where do women find these guys and why do they fall for them? Unlike The Stepfather trilogy and First Born this film was based on a true story which makes it all the more sadder. The acting is actually quite good. The story doesn't drag and keeps the viewer interested even though the outcome because of the title i.e. "Our Mothers Murder" is certain. Somehow however it becomes hard to have sympathy for the main character i.e. Ann Scripps Douglas because of her decision to get involved with this guy who begins using her for a punching bag not long after they wed. The film makes reference to the strong bond between the mother and her two adult daughters. Although one doesn't seem to learn anything from her mothers experience as she snags a boyfriend who pummels her a few times. The movie is worth watching whether you feel sympathy for the abused wife and her two daughters or not.