Heart of the Storm (2004)

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Heart Of The Storm is one of those teledramas and though the genre rarely produces good films they aren't usually this bad.It tells the story of three criminals who break free during work detail and proceed to take a woman and her two teenage girls hostage. You know the drill, you probably know exactly how the thing plays out and you'd no doubt be accurate.The first thing that struck me is how lifeless the film is, so incredibly boring. Very little actually happens, it's just all so dull. Like someone whipped together a script in half an hour and the cast simply couldn't be bothered.Nothing offensive but Heart Of The Storm is 12 shades of boring.The Good:The bit where the credits rolled worked for meThe Bad:Really damn boringMore cheating protagonistsThings I Learnt From This Movie:The prison uniforms were designed by RuPaul

Okay, I have to say, whoever wrote this must think we are just stupid. I don't mean movie watchers exactly, but moms/women. She didn't know where her keys were? He was in a hurry for the freaking keys and she takes the time to fix her face/wash the blood off? She also doesn't know the code "thingy" to get in to her OWN CAR?????Give me a freaking break. She is going through a separation ....she has two daughters, one is damaged...so ANY MOTHER would MAKE SURE she knew where the keys were at ALL TIMES and the code to the car, because she is alone in the country/on an island no doubt in a storm. I love Melissa Gilbert, but COME ON....when she read the script why didn't she point those things out. Maybe she did and the director said to do it as written. Maybe she should have walked off the set. And Thomas Cavanaugh as a bad guy????? right..........Changing the channel now. Oh and for mom's out there who don't know the codes to their cars and/or live in the country or remote areas with no man type person around.....know where your things are for Pete's sake and have a plan set up in case something horrible happens... a break in etc. Talk it over with your girls and have it planned our where they should run etc. and what to do in case someone breaks in. Better to be prepared/a tad paranoid, then not.Wouldn't hurt to have a sentence or word to work into a sentence in case your mom/husband/exhusband/neighbor calls. To let them know you are in trouble without saying, "I'm in trouble." Unless you have time to SAY that.

This movie is sooooo incredible lousy!!! The acting is just unbelievable bad! CiCi Hedgpeth (Nicole, she is the youngest daughter, the blond one) is the worst actress I have ever been unfortunate to see in a movie. It is extremely embarrassing, and feels slightly unfair that someone as incredible bad as her can get any kind of screen time. Were the casting people on drugs when they hired her? I cannot for the life of me understand how she got the part!??! Probably someones relative or something. I know its just a lifetime movie, but still. Melissa Gilbert is the only positive thing about this movie, she acts halfway decent. Not as good as she has been before though , but with co-actors like she had - no wonder she had to struggle to try to make this flop remotely believable! As for Azure Dawn who plays the oldest sister Hayley, the slightly retarded one. She was also painful to watch, but she actually had her brief moments of something that could resemblance acting - if one tried hard enough to look for those moments, cause they are brief.All in all it is a waste of precious time. No wait, you should actually try to see this movie, its sure gonna make you laugh. And never regret anything that once made you laugh, right?

If you are looking for a film to keep you interested, this is the film for you. You will see lots of lightning, thunder and a very old New Orleans home and antiques. A local area is preparing for a very bad storm and they are starting to sandbag and are getting assistance from convicts. Melissa Gilbert, (Cassie Broadbeck),"Ice House",'89, was put in a position to protect her daughters from wild convicts who escaped. Cassie even told one of the convicts that she would offer herself for sexual favors if they would only leave her two daughters alone and not abuse them. However, the daughters were very willing to cook up some chili and a few tuna fish sandwiches for the convicts pleasure! Thomas Cavanaugh (Simpson),"Something More",'99, played a great role as the gang leader who was mean right down to his toes! This is a very entertaining film and worth watching!