Stressed to Death (TV Movie 2019)

Stressed to Death: Directed by Jared Cohn. With Gina Holden, Taylor Blackwell, Craig Gellis, Sarah Aldrich. During a robbery at a smart stop an EMT is faced with two victims; a pregnant lady and a man shot but still alive. When having to choose which to save first the injured man tells her take the pregnant lady, and she does. On her way back to get the man he is killed by the robber. Now the man’s wife, Victoria, has been planning for ten years to exact revenge on her husband’s death.

“A poorly conceived premise (not worth repeating here) gives way to a lot of shouting, soapy drama, threats of gunfire, shootouts, bleedouts and an awful lot of grey duct tape to restrain the abducted (gag, bind wrists u0026amp; ankles, slit with knife and run away…gag, bind wrists u0026amp; ankles, slit with knife, run away….rinse u0026amp; repeat…yada yada).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs the main protagonists/antagonists are in a heightened state of emotion throughout this yarn (rage, panic, anger, reunion joy, aforementioned PTSD accompanied by brain fog – and thatu0026#39;s brain fog for the poor u0026#39;bar stewardsu0026#39; who find themselves watching this big fat turkey that wonu0026#39;t squeeze into the oven!) thereu0026#39;s little to engage the viewer on an intellectual level, ermmm…you know, witty banter and a gripping narrative with intriguing plot points…I suspect rookie writers worked on this gem of a stinker.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf this is the Primal Scream pyscho drama as a TV flick, then itu0026#39;s one of the weakest TV flicks Iu0026#39;ve seen in a very long time! My other reviews testify to that fact.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe 1 out of 10 rating delivered by many reviewers is well-deserved.”