Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017) Reviews

• Send her to the electric chair

  phd_travel2017-07-26

  I like Danica Mackellar in light movies. But this sequel to her previous movie where she defends herself is terrible. The dialog is so bimbo like that it is laughable. And the acting is high school amateurish. This is below any Hallmark, Lifetime, ABC family standard. Here Danica's character defends her daughter who is so irritating that you just want to send her to the electric chair. She withholds information from her mother the lawyer and says bratty things and cries incessantly. Don't watch this.

• If Ever A Movie Did Not Need A Sequel

  pv71989-12017-01-13

  Every movie that wins over viewers does not need a sequel. Danica McKellar held her own in "The Wrong Woman," but she doesn't even bother holding anything in for this sequel. In brief, Danica reprises her role as Ellen Plainview, who was nearly convicted of a crime she didn't commit. In the ensuing four years, she managed to get through law school, pass her bar exam and become a very successful defense attorney in record time. She'll need it because her daughter is now falsely accused of murder, this time for allegedly killing one of her teachers. Danica defends her daughter. From the start, this movie is just ripe. Overacting with more ham than a thousand Christmas dinners is the norm (no pun intended since George Wendt has a small role). Seriously, the acting is more like a high school drama, something out of "The Wonder Years." The only credible performances come from Wendt in a small role and the judge, played by Veronica Cartwright ("The Birds," "Alien"). The rest of the cast is horrible. Jaleel White, also reprising his role from the first movie, chews all of his scenes with abandon, making us all wish he would just be Urkel again. Jamie-Lynn Sigler as the ADA apparently learned nothing from her years on "The Sopranos." To add injury to insult, the movie tacks on a by-the-numbers, duh- moment "twist" where the daughter suddenly figures out who the real killer is. That person confronts her since she stupidly goes out to talk to the person without letting anyone know. The killer tries to silence her with all the effectiveness of a stand-in holding a spot for the star. Mom arrives and intervenes in a scene so poorly done you wonder how it made it through post. The gist of this whole thing is that the sequel looks more like the entire cast was rehearsing their lines for the first time and the director said, hey, let's just go with this. I only watched this because the house is filled with female relatives and I was outvoted 10 to 1. After the movie was over, it was 11 to 0 in favor of never watching this thing again. Be warned.

• OMG so bad ....

  cerabus-647-6588782017-01-02

  OK, i generally like life time movies and hallmarks ... generally. This one is so bad i had to keep from biting my own tongue off to not scream at the screen. First off, the playwright should be shot .. its like a 15 year old wrote it. So many clichés its not funny. OK, a couple is fine, but the whole movie? So much over acting its almost hilarious. The daughter (Paige Searcy .. that poor actress, saddled with such drivel as they had her spiel out. Seriously .. if you where up for 1st degree murder would you hide being with a boy as your alibi? Or keep details about your whereabouts from your mother/lawyer? yea OK .. what ever. Second in my line of teeth gritting was Jaleel White. Somebody please buy this guy a deserted island and doom him on it ... for the love of god this man overacts and with that voice it cuts right through your skull. Danica McKellar, OK, she's gorgeous, but for petes sake can't she smile? The whole movie she was in tears or almost so, In front of the judge, talking to just about anyone, tears, frowns and more tears. Everywhere tears. I want to see if she ever smiles if her face will crack .. maybe/maybe not? As for the rest of the cast, all pretty much the same, overacting overacting overacting and most of them not suited for the parts they play, really bad casting in my opinion all way round. And, Claudia Christian, fine, she was a star in the Babylon 5 days, great in fact. Now .. well lets say "way too many facelifts" .. and having her play a desk sergeant bit part? She must need the money for more plastic surgery , that's all I'm gonna say. Finally, if i was that girl with friends like hers, I'd shoot myself ... Talk about a frenemy(?) and her ,mother .. I'm so glad I'm old and have no friends like this. By the end i wanted the girl to fry just to put her out of her pain in being in this drivel ..

• The Wrong Woman Sequel

  wes-connors2017-01-04

  Four years after suffering through "The Wrong Woman" (2013), attractive single mother Danica McKellar (as Ellen Plainview) has left her job in the dentist's office. She has completed law school and is, presently, a very successful defense attorney. This is great news because the shrouded figure committing a murder in the opening minutes may be Ms. McKellar's 17-year-old daughter Paige Searcy (as Julie Anne Plainview). The college-bound young woman is suddenly arrested for the mysterious stabbing. Police don't mess around and Ms. Searcy is rushed to jail faster than you can say Jack Robinson. The police are convinced Searcy is guilty. She says, "Mommy, I didn't do it!" but can't help much with the case... Nice to see veteran Veronica Cartwright as the main judge and "Cheers" to George Wendt in a small role... The case is eventually solved and the mysterious murderer is positively identified. You'll have to watch to see if it's Searcy or someone else. Fast-talking police detective Jaleel White (as Gene Hamer) is convinced Searcy stabbed the teacher. His determination is inappropriately funny. Best girlfriend Caroline Sunshine (as Sylvie Garrett) is very supportive. She can't be cast as the unattractive best friend who is unable to attract boys when compared to Searcy, however. So, what was it about "The Wrong Woman" that warranted a sequel? Probably it was highly successful, commercially, meaning high ratings for the original and re-airings. Congratulations to director Richard Gabai and writer Leland Douglas. *** Mommy, I Didn't Do It (1/1/2017) Richard Gabai ~ Danica McKellar, Paige Searcy, Jaleel White, Caroline Sunshine

• Awful as only a Lifetime Movie can be

  Zebb672017-09-29

  Dreadful acting, writing, directing; overwrought; maudlin; sappy; predictable--in other words, a Lifetime Movie. I'll never learn. I watched it only because the premise sounded interesting, but I forgot once again Lifetime can take an interesting premise and turn it in to its usual soapy garbage, sanitizing away any tension or suspense. The characters are so childishly written, they might as well carry signs that read, "I'm bad/I'm good." The good characters emote and cry a lot (at least a few gallons of tears shed in this one, which you don't usually associate with courtroom dramas/murder mysteries), while the bad ones snarl, shout and spew heavy sarcasm/put-downs at the good ones. View at your brain cells' own risk.