Scanialara
You won't be disappointed!
Ceticultsot
Beautiful, moving film.
Sexyloutak
Absolutely the worst movie.
Claudio Carvalho
After a suspension of six months for disrespect to the chain of command in the police force, detective Max Garrett (Stephen Baldwin) is assigned to work with Lieutenant Eddie Fulton (Charles Malik Whitfield) in a murder case in another precinct. Both have the mission of protecting the photographer Laura Cross (Kristy Swanson) from the prime suspect of the crime, the super Gus Boyle (Kevin Chamberlin). Max is having troubles in his marriage with his wife Diana (Gladys Jimenez), who misses him, and the proximity with the gorgeous and seductive Laura is deeply affecting him."Betrayed" is a clear rip-off of Ridley Scott's underrated masterpiece "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987). In both movies, there is a married detective assigned to protect a beautiful woman and falling for her. Even the situation where the wife is kidnapped by the criminal is identical. The character Max Garret is awfully developed by the weak Stephen Baldwin, and in the end worth to watch this movie only because of the beauty of thirty-nine years old Kristy Swanson, the original Buffy and the teenager Samantha of the unforgettable "Deadly Friend" and still extremely beautiful. It also calls the attention the number of different worldwide titles this forgettable movie has ("Betrayed", "Bound by Lies", "The Long Dark Kiss", "Os Mistérios de Laura Cross" ). My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Os Mistérios de Laura Cross" ("The Mysteries of Laura Cross")
movieman_kev
In this strictly paint-by-numbers direct to video thriller, Detective Max Garret (Stephen Baldwin) is assigned to protect Laura Cross (Kristy 'I STILL refuse to get nude' Swanson). Of course even though he's married to a stunning women, he feels chemistry with Laura and vice versa. It's not really that interesting when red herrings are thrown at the viewer AFTER you know who the killer is. This film was tedious to sit through and extremely uninvolving. All the actors were just going through the paces. When i found out one of the writers was responsible for the dreck known as "Naked Lies" it all clicked into place. No wonder the film was so bad. It's like a Skinamax erotic thriller WITHOUT the sex (there IS one scene but it's VERY tame) IE. totally worthless.Eye Candy: Gladys Jimenez gets topless, but her scenes in "Blowback" were better My Grade: D-
suspiria10
Max Garrett (Stephen Baldwin) is a cop on a seriously thin rope. Garrett returns from a six month suspension t0 robbery / homicide only to get involved in a homicide case involving a sexy artist (Kirsty Swanson), who may be more than just an innocent witness. Garrett uncovers kinkiness that may well put his life and family in danger."Bound by Lies" is a simple straight-to-video police thriller. Full of clichés and C-list stars. Not to bad, about the equivalent of a film you see on late night cable. Good looking stars sprinkled with a little smut with a better than usual polished look to it. The plot is standard and the acting is fair but at least the original Buffy is in it.
ppulliam82
I want to start off by saying that I am a HUGE Kristy Swanson fan. I never quite understood why the girl didn't blow up and take Hollywood by storm. So, you will understand why I am a little underwhelmed by the fact that this is the only work that she gets nowadays. A friend of mine works for a video store and, as such, gets to rent prestreet videos. Well, as soon as he saw this movie come in yesterday, he knew he had to bring it over (it's released next Tuesday, April 12th). The movie, although not terrible, is completely below everyone involved. It seems to me that post Playboy, Ms. Swanson seems to feel at home with playing a "Pamela Anderson type" character whose sexuality completely overwhelms her character. The premise goes like this: Stephen Baldwin (one of the worst actors ever; doing a serviceable job here, though) plays (what else) a cop who is assigned to the investigation involving the murder of a homeless man who has been thrown off a building with wire around his neck. Of course, his investigation leads him to the tenants of the building, that include Kristy (doing her best to portray a bondage obsessed top photographer). Well, the normal hijinks ensues and Stephen's married cop character succumbs to Kristy's feminine ways, while at the same time still suspecting her for the murder. Overall, the movie lacked any sort of tension, but the direction, cinematography, and acting were all better than could be expected for such too often explored terrain. Also, anyone expecting any nudity on Kristy's behalf may want to try something else. Although she plays the role with a certain amount of conviction, it is clear that it is not that kind of conviction (which I was pleased to find). In summation, only rent this if you are in the mood for a mediocre late night film and Wild Things (or any of its sequels) are all checked out.
