"Our Mother's Secret Affair" was an especially well-crafted potboiler. It took some time to sort out the complex interconnections in the relationships that are evolving into a lovely "extended" family. Diana Parker gave birth to a baby girl, but surrendered the child to be raised by another household. Little Jessica's father was Diana's lover Troy and his wife Elle became her adoptive mother. Diana subsequently delivered another girl born to a different father. The girl named Fran is raised by Diana. The clever Jessica tracks down her birth records and confronts Diana. The balance of the film is committed to uniting the extended family. There are major complications when a mysterious interloper seeks to disrupt the family. A murder is committed, and Diana's sister Peg unfortunately becomes collateral damage. Another set of characters includes a creepy old manservant who resides at the home of Elle's dowager mother Sylvia. He murdered his first wife who was abusive to their daughter Lynda. There is still another curious character named Jake, who is the brother of Elle and has recently been released from prison. Jake is one of the most interesting characters who pivots from being a slime ball as it turns out that he has a conscience. The film worth watching for the way in which the various plot strands and characters are tied together. The ultimate effect is going to be a big sister for Fran and a lot of stress that is finally relieved for a big, happy, extended family.

Our Mother's Secret Affair

Let me start off by saying this movie is not like a typical lifetime movie. You don't know much about any of the characters as they are not developed. At first no one seems like they're a bad person, but towards the end is when you find out who the actual Person who is controlling the situation. It's just a mess of a movie and it doesn't even really make much sense at all. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, but it didn't never really happens. The actors are boring and have no personality. Much better movies out there to watch. This apparently isn't one of them in my opinion. Just downright boring.