*This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!*
“Am I a good person?”
The Girl in the Pool premiered on July 26th 2024 on Demand. The dramatic thriller stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Monica Potter, and Kevin Pollak. It runs for an hour and thirty minutes.
On his birthday, Tom’s life begins to unravel when he tries to piece together what happened to his mistress with his closest friends and family nearby.
Here is the trailer:
The Girl in the Pool has a heavy Lifetime feel with a few familiar faces, but does this film do enough to earn a watch? Let’s find out…
The Pros:
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Monica Potter back together on screen!
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Freddie Prinze Jr. and his wonderful wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar. He’s the main reason why I tuned into this one and the only reason why I kept watching. I was also pleased to see Monica Potter in this. These two starred together in a lesser known 2001 rom-com called Head Over Heels and I was happy to seem them reunited on screen.
Unfortunately the pros stop there…
The Cons:
Over-complicated and dull.
I really really wanted to like this movie for Freddie, but wow this was not great. There was more intensity when he performed his Hacky Sack bit in She’s All That. Part of the problem was that this film tried to over-complicate an overdone, but interesting enough premise. Sure, I’ve seen this kind of movie before, but the repetitive flashbacks and random scenes of Freddie yelling at himself in the mirror were distracting. If this film had followed its formula by the numbers, it would have been predictable, but probably more guilty pleasure worthy.
Instead, we got a super boring thriller thrown at us with very little to say. The dialogue was awful and these characters made so many dumb decisions over and over again. It was honestly painful to keep watching…
The twist wasn’t compelling enough.
I had my fingers crossed that maybe this movie could redeem itself in the end and it did throw a twist our way, but it was too late at this point. You could have given me literally any explanation and it wouldn’t have saved this movie, which was beyond disappointing.
So am I in or out?
Unfortunately I’m out on this one…
Freddie, I’m still a huge fan and I’d love to see you in more films, but this one was really painful to sit through. I was hoping for a soapy thriller to indulge in with a glass of wine, but this just didn’t fit the bill.
The Girl in the Pool fails to deliver as a satisfying thriller, relying too heavily on puzzling behavior and tiresome flashbacks, making this a frustrating watch overall.
I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on The Girl in the Pool in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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