Her Only Child (TV Movie 2008)

Her Only Child: Directed by Douglas Jackson. With Nicholle Tom, Gwynyth Walsh, Cameron Daddo, Kim Bubbs. A lonely woman sabotages any relationship that her daughter tries to maintain.

“The leggy eldest daughter on u0026quot;The Nanny,u0026quot; Nicholle Tom, is all grown up now and u0026quot;Her Only Childu0026quot; in this 2008 film also starring Cameron Daddo and Gwynyth Walsh. Tom plays Lily Stanler, unlucky in love, who lives with her suffocating wreck of a mother (Walsh) who is terrified of bugs and of her daughter leaving her. Sheu0026#39;s the type of mom who makes cookies when her daughter is on a diet and wants to see a movie on Saturday night when she knows her daughter has a date that evening. When Lily meets the handsome Larry (Daddo), mom has a knife injury requiring stitches in the middle of one date, and during Lilyu0026#39;s romantic weekend with Larry, her dog gets into the garbage back home and is possibly poisoned (I was nervous about Binky all during the movie). Add to that the fact that Lilyu0026#39;s past relationships have ended somewhat suddenly, Mom always being there to pick up the pieces takes on new meaning – momu0026#39;s the one creating the breakage to begin with. Does Lily need a sledgehammer over her head before she figures this out? Or does Binky or her new beau have to die before she gets a clue? Tune in and find out! Walsh is so obviously a whacko that itu0026#39;s impossible to believe her daughter would think she was even semi-normal. Still you canu0026#39;t help but feel sorry for the manipulated Lily character – the beautiful Tom has a sweet presence, and you just want to throttle her to get a life. Daddo, of u0026quot;F/Xu0026quot; fame is hunky as ever.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVery ordinary, very typical Lifetime movie. Lifetime rotates the same three or four plots and changes the cast – and we keep watching. Now whou0026#39;s crazy?”