Wonderful character development!

Captivating movie !

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Blistering performances.

Have you seen it? No? There is likely a very good reason for that...it stinks.Like nearly ALL the endless remakes and reboots that have been plaguing movie goers for the past decade or so....all this is, is a heartless version of the original.It has no heart.It has no soul.It is a retelling of a film that we all love and cherish...and it adds nothing to the story. It improves nothing but the special effects--which held up very well over time--and in some cases belittles the fans of the original...particularly in the fact that they remade the movie at all, without adding anything clever to it.Like so many other remakes it is a hallow shell of the original.

A very average thriller that it's very entertaining. Too predictable, unexciting, and banal. No tension, no suspense.Whoever picked out the cast, is clearly not suitable to pick out actors for movies, and should be fired immediately. All wrong. The Mum's plastic nose was very distracting. And the girlfriend? Why was she even necessary? Her stumbling around half-naked in a tiny bikini for most of the movie, without actually adding anything to the story, served no purpose whatsoever. People watch thrillers for suspense; not to see a swimsuit model. The actor playing the troubled son was probably the most miscast actor here. It is hard to imagine someone less convincing than him in this role. The main character - the stepfather - was also miscast. This guy doesn't have what it takes to pass for a psychopath. I wasn't convinced by his acting or intimidated by his character for a second. In a word: an exceptionally lousily-cast movie.Don't even get me started on character development. There was none.The story sounded intriguing enough... but only in theory. It is sad how they took a promising plot and made it into something as flat and boring as this movie turned out to be.Stale, suspense-less, predictable, badly-executed wannabe thriller (read: snorefest). Basically, very average. To say the least. Wouldn't recommend.

What a change of pace for Dylan Walsh, seen as Poppy Montgomery's love-interest and strong minded cop Al.In this film he plays a murderous psychopath who marries widows or divorcees and then proceeds to kill families.One woman in Portland, Oregon immediately falls for him and he moves in. Her eldest son, who has been a problem, immediately suspects that something is amiss, and of course we have the younger son being hit by Walsh.Walsh seeing that various people are suspicious, begins his murderous rampage with a nosy neighbor, the woman's ex-husband and her sister becoming victims.The fighting finale on the roof is tense, but with all Life-time films, these culprits seem to get away and as the film ends, they are ready to continue their mayhem.

I wasn't as big a fan of the original "The Stepfather" movie as some people are, but it sure looks better to me after watching this remake. The cast does try hard, but they can't overcome the fact that there is not much here. The director's main ambition, instead of trying to generate suspense and jolts, seems to be to make the movie look pretty. The movie looks too polished and slick; the original movie used its low budget to add some serious grit. But the real problem with this movie is that it is too slow and by the numbers. You'll be able to guess ever so-called plot turn before it actually happens. There's no suspense as a result, which may explain why the climax is set during a violent rainstorm, to try and generate atmosphere. It doesn't work, and neither does the rest of the movie.