Lifetime's 'He's Out To Get You' Review: An intense chase to uncover the truth gets a smackdown with a dull climax
'He's Out To Get You' just made premiered on Lifetime Channel, and might we say that the film could have been managed in a more organized manner. On one hand, if the storyline and plot are intense, on the other, there are so many loose ends and plot holes that brought down the whole vibe of the film.
When you're watching a film like this, it is important that you get closure and get answers. The kind of loose ends the story and plot holes the film forgets about turn out to be a major deal-breaker.
The plot of the story revolves around the life of Megan (Samaire Armstrong) who loses her kid and husband in a fatal car crash. She gets herself admitted to an asylum where she is being treated and recovering well.
However, all of a sudden she decides to go back to her family and spend time with her brother Garry. When she gets there, neither does Garry turn up nor do people seem to remember who he is.
Puzzled by this, she decides to find her brother either dead or alive to prove to the town's Sheriff that she's not going insane. The Sheriff is portrayed as a very deadbeat kind of character who is not too keen on helping Megan and instead wants her to go crazy looking for her perhaps, non-existent brother.
Bewildered and confused at the same time, Megan begins to question her sanity and at one point is even convinced that her brother is imaginary.
From the beginning, we have been seeing her desperately seeking Garry out by frantically calling him up, but she always ends up in his voicemail and never gets to speak to him. It is quite painful to watch Megan trying to get through to her brother. And while all her efforts are in vain, she still does not give up looking for him.
We are introduced to another character, Duke who is shady from the start. He is a bartender who is "attempting" to help Megan find her brother. But, is he really? He has a very creepy aura that makes him appear mysterious and dangerous.
Megan befriends him and tries to collect evidence to show the Sheriff that Garry is a real person and is not a fragment of her imagination. She goes on a hunt with Duke to their high school and finds the yearbook which contains evidence.
When Megan finds out that Duke's real name is John Cavanaugh, she is convinced that Duke has something to do with Garry, given that he is very secretive about his personal life. It is soon revealed that there's a dead body in Duke's trailer? Could this be Garry? Who killed him? Who put him there?
As Megan gets closer to the truth, there is somebody lurking in the shadows, trying to suppress her and make her believe that she is losing touch with sanity. Could Duke be playing a double game or could it be the Sheriff's work?
Although the film's climax may seem disappointing and random, you should watch it to find out what really happened! Catch 'He's out to Get You' on Lifetime Channel on December 7 at 8/7c.