GamerTab
That was an excellent one.
Spidersecu
Don't Believe the Hype
Sameer Callahan
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
slightlymad22
Based on the true story. Following on from the disappearance of his fourth wife ('Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco Sweeting) police officer Drew Peterson (Rob Lowe 'About Last Night' and 'West Wing') finds himself under suspicion. Rob Lowe is superbly creepy as the police officer, who may or may not have something to do with his wife's disappearance. Kaley Cuoco Sweeting does a good job of the fourth wife, who finds herself trapped in a marriage with a controlling husband. William Mapother is worthy of praise as Peterson's partner. One of my problems with this was, that even behind his squinting eyes, and under his silver wig, moustache and tons of make up, he is still a very handsome man. Although he is so charismatic, it does make it a bit more believable that someone like Cuoco Sweeting would be interested in him. Defiantly worth watching. Once the credits rolled, I was straight online looking to see what happened after the end of the movie, and look more in to the story.
evening1
Drew Peterson is so manipulatively slimy, and the beautiful women who play his pathetic wives so trapped and vulnerable, that this TV movie is excruciating to sit through.The classic story of a deeply troubled, uninsightful man who insists on wresting the ultimate control is brought to life here with heartbreaking verisimilitude.A practically unrecognizable Rob Lowe couldn't be more sinister and chillingly convincing as a shady cop and paranoid, abusive serial husband. Cara Buono, who played Christopher Moltisano's widow in The Sopranos, is great as third wife Kathy, particularly when she tells Drew's fourth wife that she pities her -- and foresees they'll end up the same. Also excellent is Kaley Cuoco as Stacy, who has the misfortune of crossing Drew's path when she is exceedingly rebellious and naive. (Along the way we are left to lament the lot of Drew's four children, who witness their parents having sex and in physical brawls.) This movie prompted me to refresh my memory about the case on Wikipedia. At Drew's 2012 trial for Kathy's death, the prosecution apparently tried to submit improper evidence, opening itself up to the risk of a mistrial -- yet Drew submitted a request to the judge that a mistrial not be declared.Is it possible that Drew wanted finally to take himself out of circulation so as never to again victimize another woman? It wouldn't at all seem in character, but one does have to wonder...
Michael_Elliott
Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2012) ** 1/2 (out of 4) In today's age where people are convicted by the media before there's even a trial, Lifetime comes out with this film, which aired just before the real trial of Drew Peterson (Rob Lowe) started. In the film we see his relationship with his fourth wife Stacy (Kaley Cuoco), which starts out great but slowly falls apart and things get media attention when she goes missing under mysterious circumstances. You know, it would be incredibly easy to sit here and bash the heck out of this movie because for a "drama" there were certainly many unintentional funny things here. However, I guess if you go to a Drive-In trash flick you know not to expect a masterpiece so perhaps watching Lifetime TV movies like this one you should just expect silly things. As far as TV movies go, this here really isn't too bad as it at least gets the main job done, which is that it's never boring and it does keep your attention from start to finish. As someone fairly familiar with the original media outburst, the film managed to have some nice suspense sprinkled throughout and this is especially true towards the end once the net around Peterson started to get tighter. Lowe does a pretty good job with his performance as he manages to make you understand why these young girls would fall for him but he's also good showing why they'd be afraid of him. Cuoco is also good as the fourth wife and we get some nice support from Catherine Dent as her neighbor and James Karen as a priest. As I said, there's quite a bit of stuff here that comes off with unintentional laughs including a sequence where Drew catches his wife having dinner with an old friend. Other issues with the film include what every TV movie does and that's make everything over-dramatic to the point that it nearly reaches camp. Still, for a TV movie this is worth watching if you're into this type of thing.
edwagreen
Despite a very good performance by Rob Lowe as the demented police officer, the film often becomes muddled and quite obvious regarding what is going on.It isn't until about 1/2 hour into the film that you realize that the woman we thought was wife #1 was actually wife #3. Since no mention is made of Peterson's first two wives, it is assumed that he divorced them rather than going through the killing route.Insanely jealous, devious and cunning, Lowe depicted a very good picture of the guy that the cops believed was basically good.The film attempted to bring out the preference that police officers tend to get in crime cases in relation to other cops on the force.Lowe is a charmer who could fool just about anyone. The film also becomes a documentary in nature and many well-known people appear as themselves in telling the story.