Woman Scorned
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Movie Reviews of Woman Scorned
Movie Review: Not Accurate but Baxter is Stellar
Summary: 4 Stars
"A Woman Scorned" is television movies at its finest! Based on a true story, fast paced and culminating in murder . . .guilty pleasure, for sure. Meredith Baxter turns in a coldly calculating performance as Betty Broderick, rightly being nominated for an Emmy. She couldn't be further away from Elyse Keaton of her "Family Ties" days. The story is simply too fantastic to be fictional and the viewer very quickly becomes invested in the story.
So what could be wrong with it? Accuracy. Dan Broderick is portrayed almost a saint, married to an unbelievable she-devil, who turns to his young assistant Linda for companionship and a romance eventually blossoms once Dan and Betty are divorced. Read any book, or do any research on the case, and you will see where the bias from the Broderick family participation comes in. Dan Broderick was hardly an angel, as was his second wife Linda, and they had an ongoing affair for more than three years, before Dan ever left Betty. It certainly does not justify their murder, but it taints the accuracy of an otherwise impeccable story.
Definitely a tele-movie worth viewing. Additional bonus is the sequel, although it is not nearly as compelling as the original.
Movie Review: Hell Hath No Fury
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay -- I admit it. Docudrama's are my guilty fascination and this one is especially compelling. A psychological thriller of the first order we are taken into the mind of Betty Broderick, a woman who, like some, is completely identified with being a wife and mother. Exit the husband for a younger woman, and with it goes her sense of self. Desperate to get it back, she embarks on a campaign to sabatoge ex and his new wife. When that doesn't work, she kills him. Of course even that doesn't restore her identity. But, to protect the any fragile hold on functionality she has to believe that what she did was right and she was the victim. I would recommend this because it gets inside the mind (to the degree that any Lifetime docudrama can) of a female killer. Nice switch from the glut of male sociopaths that normally inundates prime time.Movie Review: Review of a Woman Scorned
Summary: 4 Stars
I have seen this movie several times and determined that I wanted a copy for myself. I have also seen the documentary on TV covering Betty Brodrick and her trials. I think that Meredith Baxter gave a good character presentation of Betty Brodrick. The woman went over the edge big time. I sympathize with her of helping him through law school and the getting divorced, but people do grow apart and personally I felt the lady was in the marriage for the prestige and the $$$ (which constantly glowed in the lens of her eyes.) I would be interested to know how her children feel since all this happen and if they have been able to come to terms with it all. I certainly hope Betty has taken some anger management courses before her parole.Movie Review: Who betrayed who?
Summary: 4 Stars
I was quite disturbed by this excellent movie. Why? I don't think I'd want my significant other viewing it if she was in any way a vindictive person. A woman expects her man to be faithful which is fully understandable and morally correct. However, here we have a divorcee who insists on having her rich lifestyle way and is hell bent on destroying her ex if she can't have him back. Sex is a very strong emotion and motivation. It can be experienced in a loving and positive light. Yet
this film correctly portrays the destructive forces involved in human nature: vanity, jealousy, lust, and greed. Watch it and decide for yourself.
Movie Review: GREAT MOVIE
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this DVD for my mother, who loved this movie. The only problem is that it states that there are "extras" including the courtroom drama. However, it was less than a 30 second excerpt and I found that disappointing..A bit of false advertising.
However, it was still a great deal.