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** British actress Keeley Hazell is a former FashionModel who has appeared in men's magazines ''Nuts'' and ''Zoo'', and many times on the front cover of ''FHM''. She also used to be a PageThreeStunna for the UK red-top tabloid ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' before they stopped printing photos of half-naked women. The sequence where her character Cindy [[spoiler: is killed]] includes a shot of her barefoot legs thrashing.

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** British actress Keeley Hazell is a former FashionModel fashion model who has appeared in men's magazines ''Nuts'' and ''Zoo'', and many times on the front cover of ''FHM''. She also used to be a PageThreeStunna for the UK red-top tabloid ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' before they stopped printing photos of half-naked women. The sequence where her character Cindy [[spoiler: is killed]] includes a shot of her barefoot legs thrashing.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: More than one woman-in-peril sequence and one victim is shown meeting a particularly nasty end. Not a movie for younger children.

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* KnifeNut:
** The killer's WeaponOfChoice.
** While Sara lies in bed with Leo he produces a kitchen knife, which causes her to recoil in terror. Leo then asks Sara if she's scared, smiling as he runs a finger across the blade. Though it turns out [[spoiler: this is AllJustADream.]]


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* PsychoKnifeNut: While Sara lies in bed with Leo he produces a kitchen knife, which causes her to recoil in terror. Leo then asks Sara if she's scared, smiling as he runs a finger across the blade. Though it turns out [[spoiler: this is AllJustADream.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Cindy]] puts up a struggle against the killer, but her efforts prove utterly futile and it's a ''very'' one-sided affair.

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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Cindy]] puts up a struggle against the killer, but her efforts prove utterly futile and it's a ''very'' one-sided affair. This scene is cut from daytime TV showings in the UK.
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Things get worse when Sara's credit card is declined, and she discovers Leo has fraudulently withdrawn money from her bank account. Sara then receives a disturbing visit from Melinda ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015692 Tiffany Hines]]), who reveals Leo is married to her under a different name and has financially ruined her too. Further investigation reveals Leo plans to marry a third woman named Cindy ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931742/ Keeley Hazell]]).

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Things get worse when Sara's credit card is declined, and she discovers Leo has fraudulently withdrawn money from her bank account. Sara then receives a disturbing visit from Melinda ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015692 Tiffany Hines]]), (Creator/TiffanyHines), who reveals Leo is married to her under a different name and has financially ruined her too. Further investigation reveals Leo plans to marry a third woman named Cindy ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931742/ Keeley Hazell]]).
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* YourCheatingHeart: Three months into her own marriage, Sara learns Leo is also married to Maisy and Melinda, and is planning to marry Cindy and [[spoiler: Parker]]. That makes ''five'' women simultaneously.
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* WeddingDay: Twice. The first is the opening, relatively serene marriage between Sara and Leo. The second is the far more chaotic, action-packed extravaganza at the climax.


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** Subverted from a character perspective. Most females end up as [[FauxActionGirl hapless victims]] (though Sara morphs ''partially'' into one by the climax).
** Played straight by the lead actresses, who deserve a shout for mostly performing their own stunts in a more action-packed than usual TV movie.

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** Subverted from a character perspective. Most females end up as [[FauxActionGirl hapless victims]] (though Sara morphs ''partially'' into one by victims, borderline FauxActionGirl territory at best. Melinda comes across as the climax).
strongest, [[spoiler: actually bringing a pistol to the climatic encounter with the psycho]].
** Played straight by the lead actresses, actresses however, who deserve a shout for mostly performing their own stunts in a more action-packed than usual TV movie.



* ArsenalAttire: The killer's outfit is a rare slasher-themed example - it includes extendable hooks sewn into the shoulders that can be fitted with a harness or wrist restraints as appropriate.



* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. Melinda - the only notable black character - is still alive for the climatic sequence.

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. Melinda - the only notable black character - is still alive for not the climatic sequence.first to die. [[spoiler: She survives the whole movie.]]



* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: Maisy is seen deceased with her bloody arms outstretched on a wedding dress, left by her killer in an arranged pose.
* BoundAndGagged: In an intense murder sequence, the killer secures [[spoiler: Cindy]] in padlocked wrist restraints and clamps a black-gloved hand over her mouth to muffle her cries. A similar thing happens to [[spoiler: Sara, who is restrained by a hooked harness]].
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: The police at the climax, who don't show up until after the resolution.

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* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: Maisy The opening scene features one. A female is seen deceased with her bloody arms outstretched on a wedding dress, left by her killer in an arranged pose.
* BoundAndGagged: In an intense murder sequence, the killer secures [[spoiler: Cindy]] in padlocked wrist restraints and clamps a black-gloved hand over her mouth to muffle her cries. A similar thing happens to [[spoiler: Sara, who is restrained by a hooked harness]].
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: The police at the climax, who don't show up until after the resolution. Justified since the women decide to confront the killer themselves.



* CoolMask: The killer wears an identity-concealing black hood fitted with plastic webbing to distort facial features. For someone so sophisticated, a ski mask simply won't do.
* CowardlyLion: At the climax, [[spoiler: three women confront Leo, with a male friend (plus a priest if needed) for backup. Instead of overpowering Leo when he goes insane and pulls a gun, the not-so-brave heroes choose to flee. This leads to a drawn-out fight sequence.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In a notably intense scene, the killer makes [[spoiler: Cindy]] suffer, using hooked wrist restraints to hold her in place before fatally wounding her with a kitchen knife.

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* CoolMask: The killer wears an identity-concealing black hood fitted with plastic webbing to distort facial features. For someone so sophisticated, a ski beekeeper-style mask simply won't do.
- for some unexplained reason.
* CowardlyLion: At the climax, [[spoiler: three women confront Leo, with a male friend (plus a priest if needed) for backup. Instead of overpowering Leo when he goes insane and pulls a gun, insane, the not-so-brave heroes heroines choose to flee.flee (and the male is left to fend for himself). This leads to a drawn-out fight sequence.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In a notably intense scene, the killer makes stalks [[spoiler: Cindy]] suffer, using hooked wrist restraints to hold and slits her in place before fatally wounding her with a kitchen knife.throat.



* DontGoInTheWoods: The women relocate to a remote forested area to plot their revenge. [[GenreBlind Not the best location to choose.]]

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* DontGoInTheWoods: The women relocate to a remote forested area to plot their revenge. [[GenreBlind Not the best location to choose.choose with a killer on the loose.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Police meet with Sara, Melinda and Cindy and show them a photo of the killer's handiwork: Maisy in a death-pose with a stab wound in her chest and unexplained marks on her wrists. [[spoiler: Later on, Cindy suffers the same grisly fate on-screen.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: Several details in the trailer are almost impossible to spot at normal playback speed. For instance, the scene where the killer attacks [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifts her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Police meet with Sara, Melinda and Cindy and show them a photo of the killer's handiwork: Maisy in a death-pose with a stab wound in her chest and unexplained marks on her wrists. chest. [[spoiler: Later on, Cindy suffers the same grisly a similar fate on-screen.]]
* FreezeFrameBonus: Several details in the trailer are almost impossible to spot at normal playback speed. For instance, the scene where the killer attacks [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifts her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook. It's possible this is stunt apparatus to avoid injuries to the cast.



* ImprovisedWeapon: A bizarre example at the climax. [[spoiler: After his plan unravels, Leo pins Sara down and chokes her. She reaches desperately for her overturned handbag and the various cosmetics, and eventually grabs a ''charm bracelet (!!!)'' which she uses to choke him to death.]]

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* ImprovisedWeapon: A The women use a wine bottle and candlestick holder during the climatic confrontation. An even more bizarre example at the climax.follows. [[spoiler: After his plan unravels, Leo pins Sara down and chokes her. She reaches desperately for her overturned handbag and the various cosmetics, and eventually grabs a ''charm bracelet (!!!)'' which she uses to choke him to death.]]



* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Prior to her confrontation with the killer at the log cabin, Sara grabs a fire poker. It turns out to be woefully insufficient against such a well-prepared adversary.

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* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Prior to her confrontation with the killer at the log cabin, Sara grabs a fire poker. It turns out to be woefully insufficient against such a well-prepared adversary.insufficient, largely due to Sara's lack of training.



* ShotgunWedding: During the wedding finale, Leo is confronted by a determined-looking Melinda, cold eyed as she aims a pistol. Her companions stand in the background, looking somewhat apprehensive.
* TookALevelInBadass: Relatively early on, Sara flinches at the sight of a photographed dead body and sits crying in her car. By the film's climax, she is more akin to an ActionGirl, physically attacking Leo in fury and fighting off multiple attempts on her life.

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* ShotgunWedding: During the wedding finale, Leo is confronted by a determined-looking Melinda, cold eyed as she aims a pistol. Her companions stand in the background, looking somewhat apprehensive.
* TookALevelInBadass: Relatively early on,
This also takes Sara flinches at the sight of a photographed dead body and sits crying in her car. By the film's climax, she is more akin [[spoiler: Parker]] by surprise. For some reason, they didn't expect Melinda to an ActionGirl, physically attacking Leo in fury and fighting off come armed to a confrontation with a psycho who's killed multiple attempts on her life.women by that point.

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Prior to the US TV premiere, a thirty second preview was available on [[https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/deadly-matrimony Lifetime's website]]. A two minute trailer (with spoiler content) can be viewed on the [[http://www.marvista.net/catalog_items/1161 Marvista Entertainment website]] or alternatively [[http://www.c21media.net/screenings/marvistaentertainment/vows-of-deceit/11952/ C21 Media]].

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Prior to the US TV premiere, a thirty second preview was available on [[https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/deadly-matrimony Lifetime's website]]. A two minute trailer (with spoiler content) can be viewed on the [[http://www.marvista.net/catalog_items/1161 Marvista Entertainment website]] or alternatively [[http://www.c21media.net/screenings/marvistaentertainment/vows-of-deceit/11952/ C21 Media]].



* FreezeFrameBonus: Several details in the trailers are almost impossible to spot at normal playback speed.
** The longer (two minute) trailer shows the killer attacking [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifting her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook.
** In the Creator/{{Lifetime}} preview, the killer only featured once: a rear shot in the scene where [[spoiler: Cindy]] is killed. Watch the killer's arm in slow motion, and it's clear the victim's follows in tandem - hinting at the restraint setup. In the earlier frames, it's also possible to see what appears to be a hook on the victim's sleeve.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Several details in the trailers trailer are almost impossible to spot at normal playback speed.
** The longer (two minute) trailer shows
speed. For instance, the scene where the killer attacking attacks [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifting lifts her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook.
** In the Creator/{{Lifetime}} preview, the killer only featured once: a rear shot in the scene where [[spoiler: Cindy]] is killed. Watch the killer's arm in slow motion, and it's clear the victim's follows in tandem - hinting at the restraint setup. In the earlier frames, it's also possible to see what appears to be a hook on the victim's sleeve.
hook.

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The movie was produced by [[http://ninthhousefilms.com The Ninth House]], a US-based company headed by director [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3401440 Jake Helgren]] and producer [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2608927 Autumn Federici]]. The screenplay was co-written by Jake Helgren and [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4959457 Emily Nye]]. [[http://www.marvista.net/ Marvista Entertainment]] handle distribution rights.



Things get worse when her credit card is declined, and she discovers Leo has fraudulently withdrawn money from her bank account. Sara then receives a disturbing visit from Melinda ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015692 Tiffany Hines]]), who reveals Leo is married to her under a different name and has financially ruined her too. Further investigation reveals Leo plans to marry another woman named Cindy ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931742/ Keeley Hazell]]).

Events take a deadly turn when ''another'' wife - Maisy - is brutally murdered. Fearful the thieving Leo is also a serial bride-killer and they might be next, the wronged women band together to get revenge.

A short half minute preview is available on [[https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/deadly-matrimony Lifetime's website]].

A longer two minute trailer (with more spoiler content) can be viewed on the [[http://www.marvista.net/catalog_items/1161 Marvista Entertainment website]] or alternatively [[http://www.c21media.net/screenings/marvistaentertainment/vows-of-deceit/11952/ C21 Media]].

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Things get worse when her Sara's credit card is declined, and she discovers Leo has fraudulently withdrawn money from her bank account. Sara then receives a disturbing visit from Melinda ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015692 Tiffany Hines]]), who reveals Leo is married to her under a different name and has financially ruined her too. Further investigation reveals Leo plans to marry another a third woman named Cindy ([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931742/ Keeley Hazell]]).

Events take a deadly turn when ''another'' ''yet another'' wife - Maisy - is brutally murdered. Fearful the thieving Leo is also a serial bride-killer killer and they might be next, the wronged women band together to get revenge.

A short half minute The movie was produced by [[http://ninthhousefilms.com The Ninth House]], a US-based company headed by director [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3401440 Jake Helgren]] and producer [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2608927 Autumn Federici]]. The screenplay was co-written by Jake Helgren and [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4959457 Emily Nye]]. [[http://www.marvista.net/ Marvista Entertainment]] handle distribution rights.

Prior to the US TV premiere, a thirty second
preview is was available on [[https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/deadly-matrimony Lifetime's website]].

website]]. A longer two minute trailer (with more spoiler content) can be viewed on the [[http://www.marvista.net/catalog_items/1161 Marvista Entertainment website]] or alternatively [[http://www.c21media.net/screenings/marvistaentertainment/vows-of-deceit/11952/ C21 Media]].



* ArsenalAttire: The bride-killer's outfit is a rare slasher-themed example - it includes extendable hooks sewn into the shoulders that can be fitted with a harness or wrist restraints as appropriate.
* BigBad: Leo Friedman, who marries women purely to gain control of their finances.

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* ArsenalAttire: The bride-killer's killer's outfit is a rare slasher-themed example - it includes extendable hooks sewn into the shoulders that can be fitted with a harness or wrist restraints as appropriate.
* BigBad: Leo Friedman, who marries women purely to gain control of [[EvilPaysBetter steal their finances.money]]. Also [[spoiler: a serial killer]].



* BoundAndGagged: In an intense murder sequence, the bride-killer secures [[spoiler: Cindy]] in padlocked wrist restraints and clamps a black-gloved hand over her mouth to muffle her cries. A similar thing happens to [[spoiler: Sara, who is restrained by a hooked harness]].

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* BoundAndGagged: In an intense murder sequence, the bride-killer killer secures [[spoiler: Cindy]] in padlocked wrist restraints and clamps a black-gloved hand over her mouth to muffle her cries. A similar thing happens to [[spoiler: Sara, who is restrained by a hooked harness]].harness]].
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: The police at the climax, who don't show up until after the resolution.



* CoolMask: The bride-killer wears an identity-concealing black hood fitted with plastic webbing to distort facial features. For someone so sophisticated, a ski mask simply won't do.

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* CoolMask: The bride-killer killer wears an identity-concealing black hood fitted with plastic webbing to distort facial features. For someone so sophisticated, a ski mask simply won't do.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In a notably intense scene, the bride-killer makes [[spoiler: Cindy]] suffer, using hooked wrist restraints to hold her in place before fatally wounding her with a kitchen knife.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Cindy]] puts up a struggle against the bride-killer, but her efforts prove utterly futile and it's a ''very'' one-sided affair.
* DarknessEqualsDeath: The bride-killer attacks two victims in dark rooms.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In a notably intense scene, the bride-killer killer makes [[spoiler: Cindy]] suffer, using hooked wrist restraints to hold her in place before fatally wounding her with a kitchen knife.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Cindy]] puts up a struggle against the bride-killer, killer, but her efforts prove utterly futile and it's a ''very'' one-sided affair.
* DarknessEqualsDeath: The bride-killer attacks two killer prefers to attack victims in dark rooms.rooms, and does so on two occasions.



** British actress Keeley Hazell is a former FashionModel who has appeared in men's magazines ''Nuts'' and ''Zoo'', and many times on the front cover of ''FHM''. She also used to be a PageThreeStunna for the UK red-top tabloid ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]''. The sequence where her character Cindy is [[spoiler: murdered by the bride-killer]] includes a shot of her bare legs thrashing.

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** British actress Keeley Hazell is a former FashionModel who has appeared in men's magazines ''Nuts'' and ''Zoo'', and many times on the front cover of ''FHM''. She also used to be a PageThreeStunna for the UK red-top tabloid ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]''. Sun]]'' before they stopped printing photos of half-naked women. The sequence where her character Cindy is [[spoiler: murdered by the bride-killer]] is killed]] includes a shot of her bare barefoot legs thrashing.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Police meet with Sara, Melinda and Cindy and show them a photo of the bride-killer's handiwork: Maisy in a death-pose with a stab wound in her chest and unexplained marks on her wrists. [[spoiler: Later on, Cindy suffers the same grisly fate on-screen.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Police meet with Sara, Melinda and Cindy and show them a photo of the bride-killer's killer's handiwork: Maisy in a death-pose with a stab wound in her chest and unexplained marks on her wrists. [[spoiler: Later on, Cindy suffers the same grisly fate on-screen.]]



** The longer (two minute) trailer shows the bride-killer attacking [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifting her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook.
** In the Creator/{{Lifetime}} preview, the bride-killer only features once: a rear shot in the scene where [[spoiler: Cindy]] is killed. Watch the killer's arm in slow motion, and it's clear the victim's follows in tandem - hinting at the restraint setup. In the earlier frames, it's also possible to see what appears to be a hook on the victim's sleeve.

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** The longer (two minute) trailer shows the bride-killer killer attacking [[spoiler: Cindy]] and lifting her up in the air. Without slowing the footage down or advancing frame by frame, it's unlikely viewers will notice the restraint on the victim's left arm, or the killer cutting a strap which secures it to the shoulder hook.
** In the Creator/{{Lifetime}} preview, the bride-killer killer only features featured once: a rear shot in the scene where [[spoiler: Cindy]] is killed. Watch the killer's arm in slow motion, and it's clear the victim's follows in tandem - hinting at the restraint setup. In the earlier frames, it's also possible to see what appears to be a hook on the victim's sleeve.



* GenreShift: The earlier sections of the movie revolve around Sara discovering the truth about Leo and doing amateur detective work - fairly standard TV movie stuff. After the bride-killer ups the stakes by offing Maisy, the movie starts to veer into Main/SlasherMovie territory.

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* GenreShift: The earlier sections of the movie revolve around Sara discovering the truth about Leo and doing amateur detective work - fairly standard TV movie stuff. After the bride-killer killer ups the stakes by offing Maisy, the movie starts to veer into Main/SlasherMovie territory.territory (albeit briefly).



** The bride-killer's WeaponOfChoice.

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** The bride-killer's killer's WeaponOfChoice.



* NeverOneMurder: The bride-killer claims multiple victims over the course of the movie.

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* NeverOneMurder: The bride-killer killer claims multiple victims over the course of the movie.



* TheCavalryArrivesLate: The police at the climax, who don't show up until after the resolution.
* TookALevelInBadass: Relatively early on, Sara flinches at the sight of a photographed dead body and sits crying in her car. By the film's climax, she is a bona fide ActionGirl, physically attacking Leo in fury and fighting off multiple attempts on her life.

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* TheCavalryArrivesLate: The police at the climax, who don't show up until after the resolution.
* TookALevelInBadass: Relatively early on, Sara flinches at the sight of a photographed dead body and sits crying in her car. By the film's climax, she is a bona fide more akin to an ActionGirl, physically attacking Leo in fury and fighting off multiple attempts on her life.



* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Stab her, in this instance. The bride-killer has a penchant for drawn-out and complex killings. This appears to be [[Main/{{Sadist}} through choice rather than necessity]].

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Stab her, in this instance. The bride-killer killer has a penchant for drawn-out and complex killings. This appears to be [[Main/{{Sadist}} through choice rather than necessity]]. The unnecessary hesistation also allows [[spoiler: Sara to escape alive]].

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