Radio Silence (TV Movie 2019)

Radio Silence: Directed by Philippe Gagnon. With Georgina Haig, John Ralston, Carrie-Lynn Neales, Marc Senior. Relationship Therapist, Dr. Jill Peterman, had the highest-rated call-in radio show when her world was pulled out from under her following the on-air suicide of a female caller named Alexis. Shaken to her core, Dr. Jill walked away from her show vowing she would never go back. That is until Stuart, the station’s General Manager, pleads with her to reboot the show in effort to bring followers back to the station. Still haunted by what happened, Jill agrees to help her friend out and believes this will be the perfect remedy to put her year-long anxiety to rest. As Jill starts to settle back into her show, mysterious call-ins start happening forcing her to believe there could be a copy-cat out there. What Jill begins to uncover is a web of secrets and lies stemming from the mysterious voice she has come to know as Alexis.

“Dr. Jill, a psychologist radio personality, wrestles with guilt when one of her listeners, after receiving her advice to u0026quot;end this pathetic lifeu0026quot; of allowing a man to cheat on her, takes it as a message to end her life instead and proceeds to kill herself on air.nWith suicide being a fashion trend or an issue that is glorified these days, I thought it timely for Lifetime to create a premise such as this one.nWriting Quality: Good original story line with incredible twisty turns. A year later and we are faced with these questions: Did the girl actually kill herself? Is she the one leaving threats? Or is someone else behind them? The pool of suspects is large and figuring out who the culprit is proves impossible because the plot is so intricately woven with plenty of red herrings and plausible reasons for everyone in Dr. Jillu0026#39;s circle.nScare Factor: Not too scary, more of a psychological mystery. Threatening messages are the scariest part of the film as we know that they are all leading to a climactic moment.nContent (sex, language, u0026amp; violence): No sex or language. One act of violence is shown on-screen and a bit frightening. Another act of violence zooms in on only a characteru0026#39;s reaction to it, a look of shock, and then the body falls to the ground. Overall, mild violence.nValues u0026amp; Themes: Regret over bad choices/the desire to better oneu0026#39;s self. Taking responsibility for someoneu0026#39;s suicide, even though the person is not at fault.nEnding: Very good, but too suddenly ends.nActing: Superb. Georgina Haig as the MC is larger than life, deserving to be on the big silver screen.”