"The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall" (a.k.a., "Mistaken") is a slow burner that focuses on a woman seeking the culprit who has stolen her identity. Nellie Givens (née Kendall) travels to Montreal to confront the perpetrator. But the ninety-minute filmed seemed interminable in finally revealing what motivated the other woman to steal Nellie's identity and her life.
When Nellie meets her double, she is charmed by a dynamic woman and her young daughter Sarah. Nellie had lost a child in a miscarriage and feels a special bonding with the little girl. She becomes reluctant to report the woman to the police out of genuine human concerns.
In a subplot that bogs the film down even more, Nellie meets a dashing Englishman staying at her bed and breakfast in Montreal. There was not much chemistry between the two characters. Yet, the film strings out their affair with trips to the lake, a brief swim, and a not-so-torrid bedroom romp.
Things finally come to a head in the final twenty minutes of the film. Poor "Julie" once met Nellie mother at an airport, learned a lot about her, and, Nellie was only one of Julie's victims. She stole other people's identities because she was desperate to safeguard her daughter from a deranged husband. As Nellie was a sucker for a sob story, she bonded with Julie and eventually confronted the psycho husband.
Despite the good cast, including a stunning performer playing Nellie Givens, the artistic choices never really worked. There was a superstitious old woman from Hungary named Madeleine, who lived with Julie and Sarah and dreamed that the red scarf worn by Nellie portended death to Julie. But the old woman was wrong. The scarf, like so many other gimmicks used in this film, never really captured the viewer's attention.
Mistaken
2008
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Mistaken
2008
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
5.2Plot summary
Eleanor Givens of Spokane, she who generally goes by Nellie, is going through troubles in her life. Her husband, Jack Givens, has asked for a divorce following a lengthy separation despite still having affection for her, Nellie who was hoping and expecting that they would reconcile instead. Now on her own, Nellie learns from her long time friend (although he always wanted to be more than just friends) and financial advisor Dave McGuire that her credit rating is shot, they eventually learning because someone has stolen her identity, that person using Nellie's birth name of Eleanor Kendall. Because of the relatively small financial amount of the fraud thus far, the police are unwilling to help. Feeling at a crossroads in her life, Nellie decides to go to Montréal, where the fake Eleanor Kendall has made most of her credit card purchases, to take her life back from the fake, despite she not really knowing what she will do if and when she finds this woman. Following those credit card purchases, Nellie is able to track down the fake Eleanor Kendall. Rather than go to the police immediately, Nellie feels the need to discover the underlying reason as to why this woman has stolen her identity by finding out about her life. During Nellie's extended stay in Montréal, she befriends British national Christopher Dolan, he a fellow guest at the B&B where she is staying, Chris in town for a conference. That friendship, which includes Nellie treating him as a confidante in her quest to find out about the fake, blossoms into a romance. Through the romance and Nellie's quest to find out about Eleanor, Nellie rediscovers herself as a person. However, Nellie has no idea how potentially deadly her stay in Montréal is in relation to Eleanor, especially as she begins to have a true affection for Eleanor and Eleanor's adolescent daughter Sarah as friends.
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Entertaining movie with a great story line!
To tell you the truth, the whole reason I watched this movie was because Lana Parrilla stars in it. However, as soon as I started watching it, I was hooked! It had an excellent plot, great acting (esp. Lana, of course),and always had you wondering what would happen next. The second half of the movie was especially exciting and had me on the edge of my seat until the very end. And I was very happy with the ending as well! I'm not generally a fan of TV movies, but I definitely recommend this one! The ONLY bad thing about this movie is that it's not more readily available for people to buy. If you're a fan of Lana Parrilla, or enjoy a good drama/mystery/romance, you've got to check this one out.
I loved this movie!
I loved this movie. It had a great storyline and Lana Parrilla did a phenomenal job acting in it. I would most definitely recommend it to others.