Secrets on Sorority Row

...than most Lifetime movies. But not by much.

Other reviewers here talk about the "double twist" ending. But please, if you didn't know immediately who sent the threatening letters to the moms, you haven't been paying attention to the Lifetime movie formulas. And you apparently didn't know one of the primary rules of all movies (and mystery books, for that matter), which is that the bad guy is never someone who is not already known to us. It's also not the character that is made to look guilty right away. That would be too easy, and not lend any supposed mystery to the story.

As soon as I saw the first letter, I knew who sent it. To me, it was painfully obvious. It could only have been that one person. For that matter, it was pretty much evident as soon as the person was introduced. There was no reason for that character to be in the film except to fulfill that role. Later on, the identity of that person is made even more obvious when another secret about the dead girl is revealed.

Even the final twist wasn't totally unexpected; it was apparent something was up there all along (I'm purposely trying to be vague here because I don't like writing reviews with spoilers).

So, the movie gets 5 stars for being a little bit better than most of these movies. But the usual quick, easy ending spoiled it, keeping it from getting a higher score from me. As did the identity of the bad guy being telegraphed about a half hour into the movie, if not earlier.

Sorry to steal their line, but another reviewer hit the nail on the head -- the most redeeming factor of this one was the "double twist" at the end.

It's a "sorority" Lifetime movie, so you know what you're getting (not necessarily a bad thing), and a "see it coming from a mile away" ending is just part of the deal. However, this one did a good job at twisting the screw one extra time at the end in a way I never saw coming. For that, plus decent performances and nice cinematography, it's worth a watch.

Also worth noting, the bizarre and way out of place "nightmare" sequence that was straight out of a horror movie. Ineffective and just weird for this type of movie.

Don't know why I keep watching these kinds of films. Always have a good storyline, but always end up being painfully predictable and badly, badly acted. I'll give this one a few extra marks as the ending was a bit of a surprise. There was kind of a double twist. But all in all, it wasn't very good.

It had great potential but very predictable right from the get go. I kept thinking it was far too obvious and hoped there would be some other twist at the end, but no. It ended exactly as I expected it to.

Overall was still an enjoyable and easy little thriller to watch though. I thought from the opening scene it was going to be bad acting because the actors are playing themselves in the past as students and they looked really old, it didn't really work. But when it moved on to the present day afterwards, they did a good job. A little over dramatic in places with some over the top and random freak outs. But if you can put that aside, the rest of it worked and flowed well.

Not the best of its kind, but definitely not the worst either. But then I quite enjoy the budget thrillers. Perfect to watch of an afternoon while you're doing the ironing. You don't need to pay too much attention to keep up.

I wasn't sure what to expect with another sorority movie from Lifetime. Seems like they've been cranking out a lot of them these days. But this one was surprisingly refreshing with some very talented unknowns who won't be for long! Lucy/Miranda actress Taylor Hanks was especially good.