YMMV / Without Her Consent

• Alternate Character Interpretation:
  • Did Jason's neighbor help Trey because he felt guilty for not reporting Jason to the police? Or was he keeping quiet from the beginning because he has seen this happen before and didn't want to get involved with the police? Or was he not sure on if Jason was a criminal?
  • Did Trey seek out the neighbor because he still wasn't sure on if Emily was raped? Was he desperate for Emily to take him back due to the fear of becoming homeless after serving time for running Jason over with his car? Or did he believe her, still loved her, and wanted her to take him back anyway?
• Cliché Storm: There are clichés in this Lifetime movie that have already been done before. Examples include the main character taking a shower after being raped, having no one believe her after she was attacked, relationship is strained because of said attack, and sometimes said ex getting revenge by attacking the rapist. Nothing to write home about.
• Narm: The scene at Jason's house, where Emily falls and hits her head, is supposed to look terrifying to watch. However, if you look carefully at the editing of said scene, you see a slowly falling dummy wearing a badly set wig and Emily's clothes hit the dresser instead of Melissa Gilbert. What should be considered horrific to watch may come off as laughable seeing how Lifetime movies are done on a budget.
• Never Live It Down: Trey verbally attacking Emily over the rape was the straw that broke the camel's back. Even though Emily did take him back at the end, some viewers wish that she never did.
• Retroactive Recognition:
  • Trey Cousins is portrayed as Barry Tubb a.k.a Jasper Fant
  • Emily Bigg is portrayed as Melissa Gilbert a.k.a Half-Pint.
  • Jason Barnes is portrayed as Scott Valentine a.k.a Nick Moore.
• So Okay, It's Average: It's a usual Lifetime movie of the week about rape. It doesn't do much to impress the audience watching it.
• Special Effects Failure: In the scene where Jason is about to rape Emily, Emily bites his hand when he tries to silence her. When he lets go and drops her, the viewer can clearly see a dummy falling slowly in the place of the actress. This cheap effect ruins a rather serious and terrifying scene in general. However, because Lifetime movies don't have big budgets, this is understandable but still cheap.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The ending where Emily takes Trey back is seen as shallow and rushed, just to give the characters a happy ending. Some wish that Trey would have shown more work in repairing the relationship in the middle of the movie rather than the later part, as his actions and words were hard to find redeemable.
• Unintentional Period Piece: The film was made between the late 80s to the early 90s. The clothes, the vehicles, and the technology is proof of this.
• Values Resonance: Since the rise of the MeToo Movement, many can relate to Emily that have been victims of Acquaintance Rape.
• The Woobie:
  • Emily and the women who were raped by Jason had their lives shattered when they knew him. Seeing him walk freely in broad daylight gives them no comfort in knowing that as long as he is free, they will forever have to live with the trauma and fear he brought into their lives.
  • Trey takes a toll after moving into what he believed to be a safe community for him and his girlfriend. After Emily is raped by Jason, he spirals out of control to where he tries to run Jason over with his car. Even though he has Jason's neighbour identify Emily on the day she was brought to Jason's house, the truth of knowing that Emily was sexually assaulted by Jason is something he will have to live with as he was unable to protect her from the attack.

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