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Perfect Husband - The Laci Peterson Story

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Dean Cain was very good in his role of Scott Peterson, portraying his selfishness, his neurotic sense of self-control and his sociopathic disregard for his wife Laci.

I think the movie could have been stronger in several ways. the character of Laci could have been developed to a greater degree giving the viewers more of a feel for the full tragedy of her death. Laci's parents also lacked a completeness. They were too dumbed down for the lowest common denominator TV watchers.

Amber Frey's portrayal was good, but I wish they would have shown more about how she and Scott first met and how he managed to never mention his wife. Peterson was portrayed very well as a slimey manipulator with more love of his orgasms than other people who get in the ways of his plans.

Some of the facts were a little off. And Amber could have been cast better. The most powerful performance was of course Dean Cain. And a close second was played by Lacys Blond best friend. I started crying when she had to explain to her husband that she saw Amy go into the house with the police to search for the clothes Lacy was wearing the night of the haircut. "This is specific Tommy, Those clothes are in the bay with her" HEAVY

My curiosity and heightening interest in the Laci Peterson case finally compelled me to rent this film. Having become heavily focused on all aspects of the case from the time I read Sharon Rocha's recent heart-tugger "For Laci," I was very interested in seeing the film that was formulated and inspired by Amber Frey's quickly released book "Witness."

My opinions on the performance of Dean Cain clearly will not differ from those of anyone else's on this site; he did a remarkable job at hitting it right on the nail. His eyes, his mannerisms, his behavior...it was all amazingly on target. In his interviews and conversations with others about Laci, Scott Peterson has been known for using "uh" and "um" more than actual words from the English language in order to bridge the gap between concocting his lies and actually saying them. The way he has stared into space and babbled aimlessly to the extent that he sometimes actually forgot the question he was initially asked speaks volumes in itself, and Dean Cain did a perfect job at re-enacting that.

As for the film focusing predominantly on Scott, his behavior and his two "composite" friends Tommy and Kate, I think what we have to understand here is that this movie was made just as Scott was arrested and taken to trial. That was a point in the case where everything started crashing down, and of course everyone wanted to get as much emphasis as they could on how Scott Peterson was reacting to everything surrounding his wife's disappearance, as well as the discovery of Laci and Conner's bodies. At that time, everyone really needed and wanted to see what Scott's present role was in all of this, and I think that was the portrait this movie tried to convey.

Granted, the movie was made much too early, but such is to be expected with cases like this--people are always eager to spawn a TV movie as quickly as possible. The scenes were choppy and seemed to end really abruptly. It was a quick-paced, 86-minute TV film that lacked emotion and close examination of Laci's family and friends, who deserve to have their perspective acknowledged.

All in all, though, it was a good enough film for what it was: a quick, informative story that wanted to lay out some facts and shed some light on Scott's overall demeanor. Even if some of the information was a bit scattered and wayward, they did a good job at zooming in on Scott and revisiting some of the word-to-word conversations that he had with police, Amber, friends, and members of Laci's family.

It is a truly gripping story, unforgettable and worthy of a fuller portrait (similar to the book that Laci's mother Sharon wrote earlier this year). Given a few more years (or maybe a lot more years), I think this will make a terrific movie, providing more complete details and a well-rounded pursuit of the feelings and emotions experienced by everyone involved. It's a case with very raw human emotions that America has really gravitated to, and it is really a startling moment from history that people will remember for decades to come. A future movie could include areas about Scott and Laci's courtship, marriage, and life before December 24, 2002. So much has been documented about Scott, his mistress Amber Frey, and the charges he has faced, but it would be nice to get even more on sweet Laci--the innocent victim who was mere weeks away from delivering her first child when an indescribable crime took it all away from her. Discussing all these details would surely make an excellent film that I would watch without hesitation, and I have no doubt that it will eventually happen.

obviously court tv wanted to be the first to make a movie about the whole scott peterson affair and they succeeded admirably...however they could have 1. waited until the outcome of the trial 2. re-enacted what if was like when laci was alive. There is nothing about laci in the whole movie which I think is pretty damned odd. I think much time was spent focusing in on Scott Peterson but is sociopathic tendencies are left out and had there been more time that went by we could see a more accurate movie with inclusion of everyone that was involved. I liked the movie but didn't see it until after the trial...I think we need a do-over.

When I first discovered that Dean Cain was cast to play Scott Peterson, I got goosebumps all over because of the uncanny resemblance of the two men. While the movie is good and interesting, it is far from being impartial. It focuses too much on Scott Peterson and every little thing that pertained to him (his actions, behavior, etc.).

I believe that all people have the right to a fair trial and to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. This movie has Scott Peterson walking around with "GUILTY" written all over him. Hypothetically speaking, what if the Laci Peterson murder was something that was similar to the Dr. Sam Sheppard case? Don't get me wrong here - I have strong feelings about the Peterson case and will freely admit that I think Scott had a major role in Laci's death, however I do believe that the justice system needs to be utilized in the appropriate manner.

The movie is mostly about Scott Peterson more than it is about Laci. Nevertheless, it is an interesting movie to watch.

I watch this movie when the Scott Peterson trial first started. I thought it was a very good and acurate portrayal of this whole case and story. Dean Caine was excellent as Scott Peterson. Five months later we all found out the worst Scott was guilty. However, the good news came a month later when the jury sentenced him to death and even more good news came when the judge confirmed it. I was so happy. Bye Bye Scotty.

I liked it and thought it was good up to the end. Thats before he was convicted on Death Row.

This movie focused to much on Scott and not enough on Laci. I would have enjoyed this movie more if they let us in more on Laci as a person before she was missing. I also found this to be off on some facts. The movie says based on a true story. So I suppose I can't really complain about that. I didn't feel the acting was all that good. I think Court TV did better trial coverage then this book did. Either way Laci was the victim and I hope Scott thinks about his crime and suffers horrible nightmares everyday he is alive. The movie didn't focus enough on his Switch personality, Charisma, or enough on his lies. I don't think anyone will ever know the real Scott Peterson, because he doesn't know himself. Will we ever know the truth? The only people who know aren't talking, and one can't. My heart goes out to Laci's family! SAD

i love this movie, im so happy they got scott petterson for the murder of his wife and son.. i hope he stays in prison for the rest of his life...... this is one of the best true movies to watch, i like true movies about abuse, so many wemon live it everyday, and they are to scared to get away from there husband, i only hope the wemon who get abused by there husband get the help they need and leave the sorry men that some are........

I remember when all this happened, and even though I worked raising 2 girls, I would record any and everything about this case and watch it after the girls went to bed. How very sad I felt being a mother myself was just unbelievable to me. I was very frustrated on how long it took the cops, FBI, all law enforcement that he was out walking around. I'm pretty good about keeping and open mind, and also get good and bad vibes. With him, SCOTT PETERSON, I knew he did it. Just hated it took so long for them to catch him. So of course when the movie came out, (I have to say) they couldn't have picked a better actor than DEAN CANE, it was actually very eery to see the resemblence of them. The movie was very well made, and to me seemed to actually go by the 'REAL STORY' which I like. To this day, I still feel sorrow for her parents, and at least once a month, they cross my mind. Just a tragic happening, leaving still the question of 'WHY'