Review of Rivals

Rivals (2000 TV Movie)
7/10
Based on one of the first stalking cases in the US
17 November 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I think what makes this movie unique is that it is historical fiction. It actually tries to tell the story of Laurie Show, one of the first victims of a stalker in Pennsylvannia, and one of the reasons why laws such as The Violence Against Women Act were made against stalkers in the early 90s.

I think the director made less of an attempt to tell a good story and more of an attempt to tell THE story. It's interesting in and of itself, that Laurie was killed by another teenage girl, since most violence against women in the United States is committed by current or former boyfriends/husbands.

I am glad that the USA Network makes movies like these about real people.
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