Mistress Hunter (2018) Reviews

• The Hunt is On and So Are the Twists

  JabberJawReviews2018-03-22

  Mistress Hunter tells the story of Jackie, a housewife, who thinks her husband might be stepping out on her. When she hired the Mistress Hunter to get the goods on him, she gets more than she bargained for. JACKIE'S SUSPICIONS Jackie has been getting the feeling that something is not right with her husband, Karl (Martin Copping, Zombie Hunter, Hand of God), for he keeps telling her that never has time for lunch. One particular day, Jackie calls Karl's job (I forget the reason) but learns that he has an appointment during lunch he's had set for a while. Jackie decides to go to his job and follow him to see where he's going and follows him to an apartment building in which a woman greets him at her door. This crushes Jackie. YOU CAN COUNT ON US Jackie is at Valerie's house (played by Laura Plaxco, Superstore, Shameless), where another friend of hers, Melanie is there as well (played by Christy Meyers, Black-ish, Scandal). Jackie begins pouring her heart out to her friends about Karl stepping out on her and she's not sure how long this has been going on and so forth. Valerie suggests she hires the mistress hunter to get more information on Karl. Jackie is a bit skeptical, mostly because the word 'hunter' in mistress hunter sounds a bit harsh. Valerie explains that's just her handle, but that she's the best in town. Melanie, on the other hand, is not to keen on the idea. Jackie wants to think about it. WHERE DO I FIND THIS MISTRESS HUNTER Remember Karl has been telling Jackie that he's been stuck at the office and not able to take a lunch. Jackie, being suspicious, and even more suspicious since she caught him, calls his office (I forgot the reason why, but it was a ploy) to which she is told he's out to lunch that he's had booked for some time. That evening when Karl comes home, she tells him she called the office only to learn he's at lunch. He states some clients come into town at the last minute and therefore, the lunch was last minute. LIE! After this blatant lie, Jackie decides she wants to hire the mistress hunter and asks Valerie for her contact information. WAREHOUSE WHERE ARE YOU? The mistress hunter Hannah (Lydia Look, Deadpool, Rush Hour, General Hospital) has an office in the warehouse but does not provide a phone number, only an address. Jackie arrives to find Hannah's office in the back of the warehouse. Jackie tells Hannah her story to which Hannah gives her some advice and some disclaimer's, some of which require Jackie to do some snooping herself. Jackie feels if she's going to snoop at well why hire Hannah. But Hannah gives her more information and tells Jackie she can either hire her or not. After thinking about it Jackie decides to hire Hannah. MORE THAN JACKIE BARGAINED FOR Hannah is the type of person who will find you when she needs to and this throws Jackie off a bit for Hannah shows at odd places at odd times dressed as various professions. Jackie starts getting a little spooked about this but is told by Hannah that this is how she does business. During these encounters, Hannah provides Jackie with information she's seeking but also asks Jackie to acquire certain physical information for Hannah. It's during of these expeditions (by Hannah) that Jackie learns that her husband has been stepping out on her with a number of women. Not at the same time, mind you. He gets rid of one and has another one waiting in the wings. His current is a lady named Beth, who doesn't know he's married and has a child. TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME The more Hannah has Jackie do the more Jackie starts becoming a different person, and goes for the juggler herself, starting with Beth. And the more she does the more Melanie starts to see a difference in Jackie and is not comfortable with everything going on. It's at this point that Melanie decides to distance herself from both Valerie and Jackie. Jackie, too, feels she's gone to drastic measures to get the goods on her husband but feels she's justified in doing so and continues on, with the support of Valerie. FINAL THOUGHT I really enjoyed this movie. As I've mentioned in other posts, Lifetime has been coming through with some pretty good movies lately. Some still lack the acting chops, the writing and execution of these movies are really good, and Mistress Hunter does not disappoint at all. I was a bit skeptical in the beginning for I thought this was going to another perdictable movie. But once she hired Hannah, the movie picked up and so did the twists. I loved Hannah. She was sarcastic and brutal at times, but she got the job done. The way she acted at times, I thought there was something dodgy about her, but she turned out to be on the up and up. She provided her backstory to Jackie and how she got into the mistress hunter business. After hearing her story, you understood her actions better. It was the friends, Valerie and Melanie, that had me a bit suspicious on their motives for why they did what they did. Why did Valerie suggest the mistress hunter to Jackie and why did Melanie not support Jackie, even when she was she was going hardcore? When a murder takes place and Jackie is on the top of the suspect list, things get even more interesting. Mistress Hunter is currently playing on Lifetime Movie Network. Check your local listing. I highly recommend this movie.

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• Stupid

  tomfsloan2019-01-17

  The plot was good. Too bad it ended up being stupid. It held my interest, but the longer it went, the more I shook my head. Too many stupid moments through the movie too name here. But a few were the robotic detectives, the two stupid cops parked out front in the car. The mistress hunter herself. The ending with the gun. Stupid. With more production time and a lot of tweaking, this movie could have been a lot better.

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• Wishing for a series.

  lintaylor-439232018-11-11

  I liked the show a lot. The ending made it open for a possible sequel or series. I think it would be a very good series.

• Not bad not great

  skylsmith2018-06-30

  Pretty predictable movie. I wish it was more focused around the mistress Hunter herself. She was a great character and actress.