Emily Bowser is a young woman who has learned how to play the victim card. Her father Steve got a raw deal when he took the blame for the accidental overdose of a friend when it was his buddy Ollie who had supplied the drugs. Now, Emily has her fangs out and is ready to seek revenge on Ollie, who has become a corporate magnate.
Emily worms her way into the magnificent Seattle home and the beautiful family of Ollie and his wife Claire. There is good dramatic tension developed as the unsuspecting couple is duped by their new house guest.
There was a nice touch by the performer playing Emily, as she conveyed the surface level naivety coupled with the deviousness. Even when she accidentally murders her own father, she is able to play the role of the little orphan to a tee, turning on the tears like a spigot.
A strength of the screenplay was in the genuine remorse and guilt felt by Ollie, who had allowed his friend Steve to go to jail and have his life altered by the lapse on the part of Ollie. The actors made Ollie and Claire into extremely decent people.
There was a convincing sense that the elites of the world may unwittingly do a lot of damage to those beneath them on the social ladder. The character of Steve was a kind man who never held a grudge against Ollie. But, growing up in a world of scarcity, the daughter could not tolerate the way she and her dad were slighted. It led her into the vortex of a deranged outlook on life. Through psychiatric care, Emily may finally receive the help that she deserves.
Emily worms her way into the magnificent Seattle home and the beautiful family of Ollie and his wife Claire. There is good dramatic tension developed as the unsuspecting couple is duped by their new house guest.
There was a nice touch by the performer playing Emily, as she conveyed the surface level naivety coupled with the deviousness. Even when she accidentally murders her own father, she is able to play the role of the little orphan to a tee, turning on the tears like a spigot.
A strength of the screenplay was in the genuine remorse and guilt felt by Ollie, who had allowed his friend Steve to go to jail and have his life altered by the lapse on the part of Ollie. The actors made Ollie and Claire into extremely decent people.
There was a convincing sense that the elites of the world may unwittingly do a lot of damage to those beneath them on the social ladder. The character of Steve was a kind man who never held a grudge against Ollie. But, growing up in a world of scarcity, the daughter could not tolerate the way she and her dad were slighted. It led her into the vortex of a deranged outlook on life. Through psychiatric care, Emily may finally receive the help that she deserves.