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I'm glad all the women did not look alike and neither did the men. In many other movies, all the actors look alike, and that's very annoying. I have questions. How was this young couple able to buy such a nice house? Wouldn't a house this opulent have security cameras that would have captured the attack on the gardner, as well as some of the other shenanigans that went on? Is Morgan a bad actress or was it just bad directing? How come every time I get slammed in the head with a hammer, I don't get up? When you know there's a psycho out there, wouldn't you have already locked all the doors and not wait until she's there? Overall the movie was fair despite some stupid scenes and my complaints.

Another C level flick from a channel that used to tell decent stories involving women. So so many questions with this: 1) why was Morgan so obsessed with the house and did she really think killing the owners would allow her to own it? 2) how was she gonna afford a multi million dollar home on an executive assistants salary 3) why was the main couple so naive (they let a complete stranger move in with them, without ever checking references?) 4) the big standoff was weak, Morgan has a "gun" she only shoots once and a hammer she swings twice, and a dangerous measuring tape! If u want to laugh at how ridiculous lifetime has become, watch because it's loads of laughs

Eve Mauro played an excellent villain in this one. She deceptively becomes an interior designer for this couple who purchase this lavish mansion and she is personally tied to the home and will do anything to steal it from them. She is definitely charming and a fun one to be around, but hides her inner psychotic rage. She murders people who get in her way or find out about her real identity. Brooke Butler did an excellent job in this one as well as the young couples good friend and co worker. She sees right through the psycho woman from the beginning. Another factor the movie had, was the mansion. This place was so remarkable and gorgeous, it even has an elevator inside the home. This lifetime thriller has used this plot before, but to have a villain like this one, made it even better!

Don't wonder...watch this. The lines, jokes, jabs, characters, friendships, are all something that seems barely adulted up from a bad Hannah Montana episode. The first remotely ominous thing that happens is at around 52 minutes, which is 2/3 into the movie.

On the plus side, John Deluca looks great in this film. I like the buff, handsome, look combined with the David Cassidy hair.

I'm glad his character's worry about the villain's inappropriate behavior did not prevent him from having a conversation with her in the kitchen while shirtless.

Here's wishing John better projects in the future.

I know Lifetime is not known for good acting....but REALLY??? COME ON!!!

Let's run inside and stand in front of the window and say we're going to call the police, while crazy gun lady stands there with the gun pointed at us.....

WORST. ACTING EVER.

I have been watching more Lifetime movies than ever this last year working from home, so I know not to expect much from the vast majority of them. They are easy background noise and entertainment. However, this one does provoke some questions as I watch:

-It's always funny how they use these huge homes clearly on large properties yet they don't show the "estate" grounds. What's the point of using such a huge property? Not even a montage! Some of these homes/sets are really nice and it would be great to see them. If it's a budgetary issue, maybe swap the shots of the skyline for some interior shots lol

-If they are both architects, wouldn't they already know an interior designer or two? Wouldn't the realtor of homes this extravagant already work with one she could recommend?

-People who fake sexual assaults disgust me. Morgan does it twice (maybe three times if you count her blackmail photos of her landlord)

-The designer and Jules' first convo was so awkward. She's extremely unprofessional, sharing entirely too much about her life story. Who moves in with a client? Her landlord is a sleaze but how does this mean you don't owe your rent and he deserves to be blackmailed?

-Related to that...it's not even clear she knows as much about the home as Jules (the wife). Wouldn't Morgan need to appear to be obsessed with the home for this movie to make sense? It would have been interesting if she was decorating the house in her "image" since she planned to make an offer on it (and later kill for it). Think Dorian Gray with how the more immoral he became the more monstrous the painting became (sorry for the spoiler but that movie is like 80 years old). I don't recall seeing her actually make many suggestions or show her work, but a manifestation of her obsession would have added a layer to the movie.

-Who moves a literal stranger into their home with no questions asked? Lifetime never makes this plot point believable and there has to be a better way to set up these stories without making the protags blatantly stupid.

-Th script should have made this couple A-list actors (in the movie) or maybe Silicone Valley types with a ton of money. Nothing about them explains this house. They've also added zero personal touches to it which again, is strange if they are both into architecture.

-The husband has the best hair in the movie. How can we take him seriously when he's shirtless all the time? Lol.. I am glad that he told his wife Morgan came on to him AND that he told her to leave instead of keeping it a secret.

-I like how she "falls" off the ladder, threatens to sue (starting to show her crazy) and yet she stands up straight, keeps her stilettos on, and literally sashays out of the house lol

-They are finally looking into her background like they should have done in the first place. The backstory given doesn't translate into murderous obsession with this house in my opinion. The villain can't want this house without killing for it?

-The homes in these movies NEVER have security systems or cameras unless they are used as a plot point. This is a gated community. SURELY, they have security measures in place.

-Anticlimactic ending. There's a gun and yet nobody uses it. They clearly used the nail gun (cringe) so they could show her shot

This review is tongue in cheek. I didn't hate the movie. Passable tv movie but likely not one I'll watch again.

Representation in the same context I felt like a unprofessional actor Scenes accustomed to it in old series

The home at 1438 Maple Street is apparently one to kill for. At least, that is the perspective of Morgan Dyer, who will stop at nothing to get her clutches on the home recently purchased by Jules and Josh Dyer.

Morgan had been the executive assistant and the lover of the previous home owner, Don Maples. After Don broke off their affair, he suddenly died. Later, Beverly Maples died in her bathtub with assistance from Morgan. Now, Morgan is passing herself off as an interior designer as she hatches another evil plan to wrest the home away from Jules and Josh.

A problem with "Killer Dream Home" was that Jules and Josh were such nice and trusting people that it was disheartening to see them afflicted by the evil Morgan. Another likable character, the realtor Renée Rivera was such a kind person that it was depressing when Morgan killed her.

My favorite character was the sassy Bliss Leary, the friend of Jules and Josh. Bliss is the first person to recognize that Morgan is a complete phony. There is one great scene where Bliss is laughing in Morgan's face while she points a loaded gun her way. Nothing can deter the intrepid Bliss, who will play a key role in ensuring that her best friends have their "forever home."