A life time movie you say? Well it was on Prime so I gave it a look. But I do agree with one of the other reviewers (at least, I haven't read all the reviews)! Predictable and melodramatic as expected I reckon. And very PG too, if that is something you care about (or rather like to avoid? Choice is yours).
I personally don't understand why it has to be "babies" and not babes. Babies is not something I consider when I would describe something admirable, in a relationship kind of way, but that is me I guess. And this tries to get something out of something slightly scandalous I reckon. Don't get your hopes up though ... strictly business it is ...
Sugar Babies
2015
Action / Drama / Thriller
Sugar Babies
2015
Action / Drama / Thriller
Plot summary
Bright Katie Woods, a junior majoring in art history, has just transferred from her local community college to prestigious and expensive Montlake College which arguably has the best art history program in the country. She and her working class parents can barely afford the cost, even with the student loans Katie has secured, but she hopes that the end of a good interior decorating job after graduating will ultimately justify the cost. But once settled in, Katie finds that life at Montlake is a little more difficult financially than she anticipated, especially as she wants to attend a prestigious summer program at the University of Florence, an extra cost above and beyond for what she had budgeted. It isn't until she accepts a blind double date with her classmate and new friend, wealthy Tessa Bouillette, and has a good time being pampered by her handsome, suave and rich date James Smith, does Katie learn that Tessa and few other girls at Montlake find such dates on the Sugar Babies website, where young women avail themselves to wealthy men of various ages in exchange for financial compensation in one form or another. Tessa's date, forty year old Leo Granger, has long been her steady sugar daddy, and despite coming from money herself, the relationship with Leo allows her to live in the manner to which she is accustomed. Katie is initially torn as she truly likes James and believes he truly likes her, but does not want to be financially tied to him, although she does reconsider as she faces one financial hurdle after another which James seems more than happy and willing to pay in spending time with her. Ultimately Katie and the other girls have to decide if they want to continue with relationships which ultimately are at their core business transactions and which can be viewed as one step away from pure prostitution, perhaps at the risk of finding something "real", Katie whose alternate path may be in the form of poor student Sean Clark. Some of the girls may find that their sugar daddies will make those decisions for them.
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Money can't buy you (love)
Typical for a Lifetime Movie
This is "Babysitter's Black Book" in a college setting instead of high school, with only a slightly different plot device to drive it along. Tiera Skovbye is super attractive, so it's worth watching just for her.
Other than that, don't expect anything great. It's a Lifetime movie. They all follow a formula, so you should know what to expect.
Lifetime lite
Katie Woods (Alyson Stoner) from a poor family starts college. She is befriended by simple college guy Sean and aspiring model classmate Tessa Bouillette (Tiera Skovbye) with rich tastes. Tessa and her boyfriend Leo Granger introduce her to rich James. Tessa has signed up all her friends onto an internet sugar daddy service. Her other friend Rochelle Cranston is a business major recruited to date widower business tycoon Saul Williams and makes it clear that she's looking at him only as a mentor. Katie is given an opportunity to study abroad but she has no way to cover the cost other than to ask James for the money.
This is a limited Lifetime movie. The girls are mostly fine but Stoner lacks the sexiness compared to the other girls. She is good as an awkward innocent but is different from a beautiful innocent. The subject matter is dark but the movie doesn't go dark enough. In fact, most of the movie has a strangely light touch. It's one way to tackle this material but it's not the most compelling.