8/10
A Toxic Couple
1 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Maggie Ford grew up in a foster home. Her experience led her to love children, and her main goal is to pursue a career in social services. Maggie works for the Cargill family as an au pair, and she is wonderful with the sweet little children, Kaeden and Kohen. But the main drama pertains to Maggie's relationship with the parents, Frederick and Kristen, who are aptly described by Maggie as "a toxic couple."

Maggie is fired from her job after she refuses to give in to the demands of the sleazy Frederick Cargill. Her life turns into a nightmare when it appears as though someone is trying to kill her. It is eventually revealed that the previous au pair working for the Cargills was murdered. Is the powerful Frederick the source of Maggie's misery?

The strength of the film was the lovely performance by Nicolette Langley as Maggie. The character had to overcome tremendous adversity, and she is now a decent and caring young adult with a bright future. There was good dramatic tension as Maggie worked with Detective Holden Hayes to get to the bottom of the mystery of the dead au pair and identify who was tormenting Maggie.

There was a nice denouement with pancakes made for little Kaeden and Kohen by Maggie and Detective Hayes. The kids do not seem to miss their absentee parents, and they will not have to worry about being foster kids. The film was well performed by an able cast and well directed with a brisk pace and good location footage. Above all, the strong central character made this a sensitive and moving film.
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