Angie, the wife of a charismatic pastor who extols family values yet maintains an icy demeanor toward his own, seeks solace from her marital woes in the arms of her recently hired pool boy, a fling which quickly upsets the idyllic facade of the community, reigniting old jealousies, and leaving no one's secrets safe.
Acting
Jennings Rice commits to melodrama like her life depends on it.
Production
That pool: clearly the entire budget.
Director
Danny J. Boyle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Danny J. Boyle has made over a dozen faith-tinged thrillers for networks like Lifetime — this is basically his magnum opus of suburban sin.
The 'pastor's wife' archetype has haunted American pulp since Peyton Place; this film knows exactly which buttons it's mashing.
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