"It was an excellent tool to inject Teddy in this close-knit group, and it was an amazing thing to play. And I'm very sad for Teddy, will be nice to see her take her own life and romantic interests," Raver said during a recent conference call with reporters.
"I'm glad we're not going to play (the love triangle) for two seasons - happy for the fans and for us and for all."
You learn over the years not to expect too much of a Lifetime original movie.
Invariably, you have your wounds (mentally or physically) women who strike back (with courage, with success) and convey a message of overcoming resistance, hope and closure. It is not real life - is for life.
Having said that, "Bond of Silence" is pretty good. The female-centered plot centers on a husband (David Cubitt) trying to calm a noisy New Year's Eve party thrown by teenagers overprivileged and ends up dead. Some of the teens know what happened, but does not speak.
Cue formula. Katy McIntosh wife (Kim Raver) gets his hands on research when you feel the police are dragging their feet, and her determination to put at odds with many in the coastal town of Puerto de Rees.
Soon, anyone who has watched television can see where this goes, but is still strong and convincing acting. Raver is steel and empathy, and Haley Ramm as rumba Jordan calls to mind the clarity with wide-eyed Evan Rachel Wood. Also welcome is the lack of general deification of all women, here, the most wicked and courageous individuals are all female. There are no tricks in "Bond" manga. The story is as easy as the based-on-real events of history can be: The murder occurs, research positions, Katy to the rescue, the end credits.
But then comes an epilogue, and it's hard not to want to "Bond" writers had gone further. Tacks-video sequences showing how the Katy real life murderer confessed and reconciled and now out in lecture tours, talking to teens about the dangers of excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs, as well as one that could have been used to give the story a little narrative perspective. Instead, the literalness of the movie seems to sap his point. If these writers were journalists, we would say that they buried the head.
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