Suicide Note

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For some reason I can guess who the bad guy is the moment their character shows up. And not surprisingly I correctly guessed who it was right when the person came on. It's an alright movie. There were parts I enjoyed, like the sub conscious dreams Molly kept having. I love how they kept telling her pieces of the puzzle but she really couldn't guess it. I think the movie could have been way better and had more psychology bits in between. It was a fun watch but it would probably be a one time thing.

If "The Suicide Note" had actually been about suicide, it might have been a good movie to show to high school students, though these kids are in college. Actually it's more of a whodunit with some red herrings, as a psych student tries to find out who killed her roommate. The roommate allegedly killed herself, leaving a note. First to come under suspicion is her boyfriend, with whom she had fought. You'll figure out who did it in the first fifteen minutes. I found the acting typically Lifetime, not great. These actors could have used more help from the director. They're young, and some of them probably acted as children, then as teens, and are transitioning into adult roles. Basically they learn to act in front of us. The film merely touched on the reasons for young people committing suicide and didn't go very much in depth. Frankly I would have given it a different title.

"The Suicide Note" is filled with characters performing psychoanalysis on each other. The story focuses on a college psychology major who once made an attempt on her life after the death of her parents in a gas fire. But Molly White now faces another test after her friend, Emma Dunlap, commits suicide. Or, did she? That is the dilemma that needs to be analyzed by the budding psychologist. There were far too many dream sequences where the lights are dark and music is eerie and Molly wakes up to bright sunlight after her dream. She then painstakingly analyzes her dreams, even relying on her professor for guidance in the interpretive process. While Freud would be proud, viewers of this film are put off by the psychobabble. Molly's friends are psych majors as well, so there is a steady stream of discussions of the workings of the human mind. Even Molly's boyfriend Brady has his paintings dissected with the deep Freudian implications. As the plot thickens with the murder of Mollie's bestie, Irene, the dormitory environment becomes depressing. There is no security in the building and never an eyewitness to identify the intruders who steal, scare, and kill. The film opened with a classroom discussion of free will. But the film portrays characters being dragged down in a soul-crunching determinism. Molly gets enmeshed in the Hamlet syndrome, believing it is her task in life to discover and avenge the death of her roommate. But, like Hamlet, she often does more harm than good. The actress playing Molly turned in a credible performance, reacting believably to some outrageous lines of dialogue, such as the advice given by the professor: "Don't be afraid of your subconscious!" In this unpleasant film experience, the viewer comes away terrified of the subconscious and other psychological terminology used by a set of extremely troubled characters.

Lifetime thrillers have been getting better and less predicable recently but this movie isn't one of them. Instead it seems like things are going back to the earlier days of predicable plots. Kirby Bliss Blanton is the pretty psych major who's dorm mate commits suicide or did she get pushed? She goes after the deceased girl's boyfriend (Stephen Colletti of Laguna Beach). But of course it's not him. Brant Daugherty of Pretty Little Liars plays Kirby's boyfriend. The direction is simplistic and the acting too obvious with laughable changes in facial expression. But the thing that sinks this movie is the villain is just too obvious from the beginning. The way the plot unfolds seems like a reading of a script. Not one of the better ones.

I wouldn't even say that all the actors involved are bad as someone else suggested, but the script is way to badly written. Dialog but also the "suspense" of it. Not that I think there is any - except maybe for the why. Though even that is so easy to see through. There is still no conviction for the act(s) and the confrontation at the end feels like a bad joke. But if you've suffered through the whole thing, you'll probably will stay for the rest. Even an ending where you wonder why it's there if nothing happens ... it's like they wanted to fill in a couple more minutes. Completely unnecessary and does not do any favors to the movie - let alone to the viewers. There are thrillers and movies in general who deserve your attention - this is not one of them

I am warning in advance that this has spoilers. This is as predictable, uninspired film. I guessed the killer from the start, and I suspect many others will also be able to do so. Brant Daugherty, though extremely handsome, gives a weak performance. He has a moment or two near the end where he's slightly interesting, but that's it. The lead actress is typical Lifetime variety, as is most of the cast. Her best friend, Irene, played by Lexi something or other, is a bit better, showing some spunk at least. Realism goes out the window, as is typical with these types of films- detectives seemingly dismiss and ignore things that might be important. The, SPOILER ALERT, death at the end, by way of a paintbrush? to the neck, is incredibly stupid, as is the fact the professor didn't seem disturbed to find the heroine near a dead body. Why would they instantly believe this girl, roommate of the dead girl, in a room with TWO dead bodies, is innocent? The girl's boyfriend was sleeping with her dead roommate, that alone would make her a suspect.

This was definitely psychology at its best as it deals with a psychologist student about to graduate when her roommate supposedly commits suicide and leaves a suicide note. The death deeply affects her and she begins to dig deep into the situation. Naturally, the boyfriend of the deceased becomes her major focus as he had broken up with her. This death affects her greatly; especially, since she herself had attempted suicide some time before when her parents were killed. The use of her nightmares makes the film a gripping experience. Wait until you see what she uncovers as another death occurs. Never underestimate the power of an artist.

Suicide Note