In this film, Ellen goes through the most terrifying day of her life. Her husband is ill, and her nerves are already frayed. He's paranoid and believes Ellen and his friend are conspiring to murder him. He writes a letter to the District Attorney basically framing them by twisting ordinary circumstances.
It all goes south when Ellen's husband dies while trying to murder her. Now she's desperate to get the letter back. Events are working against her, and a sudden visit from her husband's aunt make things more dire.
The movie was okay. I think it had more potential than it used. The story was good, but for some reason, Ellen bothered me. Her narrations and hysterics throughout the movie were disappointing. When her husband dies, she doesn't even think to call the doctor - any doctor. I get she's focused on the letter, but there's a corpse upstairs!
This one ends up in the middle of the road for me. I liked the premise of it, but I'm not sure I enjoyed the execution. I liked the doctor. He was level-headed and deserved better. And since Ellen fell in love with his friend, he was spared the hysterical housewife.
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