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I saw this movie with the title "The Wrong Daughter" on Lifetime, and it was a stereotypical Lifetime movie, with all the usual elements. I won't go into them now; anyone who watches Lifetime movies knows what I mean.

I thought the way it is listed here is strange, though. They don't list it as a "TV Movie", though I can't believe it wasn't made as one. This is true especially since it is listed as a Lifetime movie under the "Company Credits" section, if you click on "Production Co: See more". They also don't list the running time, which is unusual.

But the strangest part is that they show it as a "Comedy, Thriller", and there are absolutely no comedic elements to the movie. As I said, it is just a standard Lifetime movie, with a crazy person doing improbable things, and with a typically improbable, predictable ending.

I can only suspect that, since the movie just aired the day before I wrote this, IMDB may not have all the facts straight about the movie yet. Hopefully that will be corrected over time.

Anyway, as far as a review goes, what can I say other than what I already did? It's typical Lifetime movie, no better or worse than what is usually produced for them. If you like those kinds of movies, this will please you as much as any other Lifetime movie does. Just don't expect great acting, or a coherent script without gaping holes in it. But you already know that, if you watch Lifetime movies and know the standard structure that is used to make them. I gave it 6 stars. It probably deserves less, but it gave me exactly what I expected from a Lifetime movie, so I was a bit generous.

This movie has a nice plot of a crazy girl impersonating a former roommate who she used for (likely) years. The acting isn't bad, but a few issues. One the foster family of the real Danica come off as cruel to me and finally the police making an arrest on a woman for no reason also made little sense. So the bad police procedure hurt this

Silly, silly, silly. Two things really bug us about this film- wait, three things; three things really bug us about this film. First, when Samantha knocks out Danica it looks like she just pushed a few books over on her. WTF? Apparently, one of the books must have been "Heavy." Second, when the real Danica calls Kate- that would not happen in real life. It would have been the woman who runs the home that would make the call....and she was sitting right there. Third, the ending where Kate talks Samantha out of killing Danica. Nah. Kate is another LMN who needs to take a ride on the clue bus. Would you not, in real life, do some checking on a girl who claims to be the daughter you gave up 17 years ago?

THE WRONG DAUGHTER (TV MOVIE 2018)

BASIC PLOT: Kate (nm122354) and Joseph (Jon Prescott) have almost everything they need to make their life complete. They're in love, successful, and Kate is finally fulfilling her dream to open a restaurant. There's just one thing missing, a child. After multiple unsuccessful IVF attempts, they've finally given up on having a family of their own. But, there's still one possibility, Kate gave up a child at 16. She thought the baby went to a good home, but due to a medical issue, her baby was returned to foster care. Danica (Sierra Pond) has been living in group homes ever since. Unfortunately, she doesn't live there alone. She shares a room with a troubled young woman named Samantha (Sydney Sweeney). Samantha has broken so many rules, she's been asked to leave. On her way out, she steals Danica's laptop, and her identity. If Danica doesn't want to reach out to her birth mother, Samantha will. She's determined to have a family, and will remove anyone who stands in her way, including Danica. Will Kate realize she's brought a homicidal maniac into her life in time to save those she loves?

WHAT WORKS: *This is a decent melodrama, with only one major plot hole. It's well acted, well paced, and is an enjoyable ride, for the most part.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK: *Knocking a few books off a bookshelf at someone, wouldn't knock them out. That's a bit ridiculous.

*It is a ludicrous plot device to have the police arrest Melissa (Kelsey Griswold) for breaking down in grief when she finds Ivan's (Jesse Pepe) body. It would open the police up to false arrest charges, and lawsuits. I fast forwarded through the cops speech about assaulting an officer, as it was the officer who assaulted Melissa. This movie was a great melodrama, up until this agregious plot hole. Jesenia Ruiz and Carlee Malemute know how to write quality melodramas, so why add a plot hole so big, they fall in it? They needed a plot device to delay Melissa from reaching Kate. Fine. There are a million ways she could be delayed that do not suspend my disbelief. She could be sedated, have to wait for Ivan's parents, anything but a false arrest. In this litigious day and age, police air on the side of caution. They would check out Melissa's story, and treat her with the respect most police officers give the grieving.

TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: *I would recommend this to people who understand and enjoy the art form of melodrama. This is a step above the usual made-for-tv movie faire, so enjoy!

CLOSING NOTES: *This is a Made-For-TV movie, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. TV movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.

*I have no connection to the film, or production in ANY way. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews. Hope I helped you out.

For one of the many "Wrong" movies, this one got it right. Hardly any complaints about it at all. The acting was fine, particularly the antagonist. Nothing happened that was outrageously stupid. The very end was a little questionable, but still pleasing and entertaining. The only complaint I have is not really a complaint. Every actress looked more or less alike, attractive blondes with long hair. (Except one was a brunette.) Now, since they all looked good, that's really not a complaint.

Typical campy lifetime pic, but with outstanding acting.

If you are a guy and are looking for a lolita type to fill your roster, watch it for Sydney Sweeney. At least the writers picked the prettier of the two girls in the foster home to feature for most of the movie. The protagonist was needy, her whining repetitive and her goal too modest to hold my interest. I love LFM movies. These movies are supposed to be fun where the protagonist is so clever that they are on the verge of obtaining their ambitious goal just before their plot suddenly unravels (love how that happens). I am not a snob, this movie was just not fun.

This is not a real review, it should be understood more as a collection of impressions on the film.

This film is extremely particular because it is one of the very few films where the beginning is cute, the development is horrendous and the ending is cute, so I recommend seeing the beginning and the end skipping the middle because in the meantime you understand anyway and skip the boredom and terrible annoyance that the central part of this film gives you. So in general I can recommend watching this film with a peace of mind and be prepared for the disgust you will witness because otherwise there will only be terrible annoyance and resentment in seeing this film.

This movie was awfully bad. It isn't the worst movie. However, it is far from a decent movie. What I have gathered, from other reviews, it appears to be based on a true story. I don't know the events that this movie was based upon, but I assume that it is loosely based on said events. It was underwhelming, and rather hard to believe.

The acting: 3/10. I am far from an actor. However, I believe that I have potential to reach the height of acting portrayed in this film.

The plot: 5/10 It isn't a terrible plot, and with a different cast and production team, it could have been okay.

Some people have rated this film with 8 stars... those are people I hope will never plague my day-to-day life. I don't know what could be worse ; watching this film again, or befriending a person that rated this film above six stars. This film has a higher rating than it deserves, in my opinion. Often, many poor reviews stem from a bandwagon of single celled organisms, that dishonestly rate films based on a dishonest popular opinion... I don't do that ; this film is legitimately terrible.

Although, I have seen worse, and it gets four stars for not being the worst film that I have endured.

Probably one of the worst movies I've watched,it was like the mother was trying way too hard to copy Amy Poehler and make the film a comedy ,very hard to set through.

Not bad movie, it is hard to believe this is based on a true event but it was OK. April Bowlby was a revelation in this drama, I had no idea she could act after only seeing her before in 'Two and a half men' as Kandi.

I have to be honest and say that I figured that this 2018 movie was most likely going to be another generic crime thriller since it was a TV movie. Sure, I had never even heard about it prior to watching it, but I still opted to give the movie a fair chance. Maybe it would be a nice surprise of a movie.

Writers Carlee Malemute and Jesenia Ruiz put together a fair script. Sure, one can argue for it being a bit generic and predictable, but it still proved to be an entertaining enough movie.

I wasn't familiar with a single actress or actor on the cast list. But I will say that the acting performances were actually good, and they had a good cast ensemble put together for the movie.

"The Wrong Daughter" was actually a fairly enough entertaining movie. Sure, you know the outcome of the movie from the very beginning, but it was still an enjoyable movie to watch.

My rating of director Ben Meyerson's 2018 movie "The Wrong Daughter" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Thriller Film That Will Leave You On The Edge Of Your Seat Until The End,Some May Say It's Campy,But I Thought It Was An Entertaining,Truly Puzzling And Spectacular Film,With Great Acting.

This movie is really enjoyable and was done pretty good considering it was a Lifetime film. But aside from the entertaining plot (a mental unstable girl fakes herself as the long lost daughter of a barren woman), not too much realistic events and relatable characters, I think that who really deserves a praise for her acting skills is Sydneey Sweeney.

Up until 2018, Syd was relatively unknown. She had already done interesting projects (like In the Vault, Dead Ant, Vikes, The Martial Arts Kid, Cssidy Way, Stolen from Subburbia and the 2011's adaptation of The Bling Ring), but nothing compared to what she started to do from that exact year 'til now.

So I'm not surprised by her performance here, but I understand that given her background then her acting as Samantha was really a pleasant surprise. And seeing her as Sam here, I'm not particularly surprised that she landed the role of Cassie on Euphoria. The way she portrays mental-ill characters on the screen is astounding and phenomenal, she can really dive deep into thier twisted minds and embody thier fragilities, fears and conflicts like no one else nowadays. So an excellent work she did!

After all, just in 2018 she did some of her first "hit" roles, in projects like Relentless, Along Came the Devil (which led to Sister Cecilia on Immaculate!), Everything Sucks, Sharp Objects (another Cassie-like character, Alice) nad The Handmaid's Tale (Eden, another nun-like girl like Cecilia). She really deserves more recognition for this role.