A Neighbor's Vendetta

There is a famous French play called "No Exit" that places three characters in a room in which they torment one another psychologically for eternity. "A Neighbor's Vendetta" adopted a similar structure with the triangulated relationship of Sonja, Jason, and Mia. Sonja had the unfortunate experience of having an affair with her employer. He never told her he was married, and he died while on the phone in a lurid conversation with Sonja. Cause of death: Erotic asphyxiation. The widow discovers the kinky conversation on the man's cell phone and traces it back to Sonja. Then, the vendetta begins. If this film had been produced in black-and-white, it would have been a fine example of film noir. There was excellent dramatic tension in the cat-and-mouse game played by the widow Mia. The performances were terrific, and there was an especially strong ending. The final moments were so good, that the film cries out for a sequel: "Mia Strikes Again!"

There is a famous French play called "No Exit" that places three characters in a room in which they torment one another psychologically for eternity. "A Neighbor's Vendetta" adopted a similar structure with the triangulated relationship of Sonja, Jason, and Mia. Sonja had the unfortunate experience of having an affair with her employer. He never told her he was married, and he died while on the phone in a lurid conversation with Sonja. Cause of death: Erotic asphyxiation. The widow discovers the kinky conversation on the man's cell phone and traces it back to Sonja. Then, the vendetta begins. If this film had been produced in black-and-white, it would have been a fine example of film noir. There was excellent dramatic tension in the cat-and-mouse game played by the widow Mia. The performances were terrific, and there was an especially strong ending. The final moments were so good, that the film cries out for a sequel: "Mia Strikes Again!"

Sonja (Chelsea Gilligan) and her husband Jason (Steven Good) are going through some rough times, so she's been sexting and getting close to her boss Robert (Austen Jaye). When that man is found dead in a hotel room - where he was waiting for her - Sonja decides to go back to their marriage. Mia (Sydney Cole Alexander) was Robert's wife and she's just learned that he was having an affair. She smells another woman's perfume in the room where he died - of autoerotic asphyxiation during phone sex! - and recognizes it when she passes by Mia in Robert's office. As for Sonja and Jason, they decide to move to a remote cabin and reconnect, even if that's been difficult since the death of their child. A neighbor named Clare soon introduces herself to Jason and if you haven't guessed that she's Mia, well, you've never watched a Lifetime movie before. Directed and written by Rainy Kerwin, this hits all the expected spots of the erotic thriller, even if most of the erotic is in the beginning with Mia's husband sending some pretty racy - even for Tubi - texts to his new lover. Spoiler warning but these Tubi movies love having the villain get away with their plans, unless this is a set up for A Neighbor's Vendetta 2 and you know, I think that's totally what's about to happen.