Veiled Truth (2006)

People are voting emotionally.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

The story has been done repeatedly. Innocent young girl who is homeless and hungry is suddenly befriended by a good looking and generous man who blindly brings the young girl home for initial grooming and then turns her in to a prostitute. The pimp gets arrested and jailed and when he gets out he seeks vengeance on the undercover cop and his "ho".I would say this adaptation of the prostitute who turns her life around is a pretty good story mainly because of the good performances by the three (3) lead actors Emmanuelle Vaugier, Bruce Ramsay, and George Newbern.I would recommend this film as a decent drama/thriller with good acting and a decent story line.

Prostitute Carolyn 'Angie' Owens is recruited by undercover cop Kimberly in a sting against her pimps, Jake and Duane. Duane is killed and Jake is arrested. Eleven years later, Carolyn (Emmanuelle Vaugier) is married to politician Andy in Spokane, Washington. Jake is released from prison and blackmails her.This is all rather Lifetimey. The production is second tier. The story needs more tension and the pacing has too much filler. While Vaugier is top shelf, nobody else is at that level. It needs to be stylistically darker but it is only a TV movie.

What Comes Around is a stylish, suspenseful thriller about Carolyn (Emmanuelle Vaugier), a former prostitute who's pimp, Jake (Bruce Ramsay), gets out of jail looking for her after spending a number of years locked up. Carolyn has an upper-middle class loving politician-husband and family, and none of them have any inkling of her past life. When Jake finds Carolyn and begins blackmailing her, she is forced to fight for her safety and that of her family's.This film contains exciting plot twists and is of a higher quality than other made-for-TV dramas I have seen recently. Vaugier is absolutely stunning--no one could have played the part better than she. Ramsay is a very talented actor and he is believable as the sleazy pimp. Nick Mancuso also stars as the crime boss, and he turns in a nice performance as well. Also noteworthy is Jovanna Huguet, who plays a younger Carolyn aka Angie, and she really captures the essence of the desperation, hopelessness and fear of a teenage prostitute.Highly recommended.

Emmanuelle Vaugier (she played the gorgeous Jasmine in "Secondhand Lions," the superior movie with Duvall, Caine and Osment) - is one of the most attractive and pleasant persons on-screen in some time. This story, while not an artistic piece of writing, revealing a woman's secret past, and told countless times before (in scores of variations) - still tightly holds your interest. The performances are all good - better than in many more highly-touted, 9-figure productions. And it would be a pleasure to watch this leading young Canadian actress if she were just filmed, on-screen, simply watching a painted wall dry. Bruce Ramsay, as her smarmy "ex" from her jaded past, and the fine character actor, Nick Mancuso (as the Russian mobster, with a heart at least partially made of gold) give very good performances - and their characters ring true. That is one of this small film's appeal. Despite not being the most original of story lines, and the type of production where you're not surprised by mediocre acting and characters which are overdrawn and overplayed - this film provides superior performances, and wholly-balanced characters. There is also a kind of old-fashioned happy ending, after all the turmoil (except for Mr. Ramsay).