blanche-2 "Engaged to Kill" from 2006 is a Lifetime movie made in Canada, starring Joe Lando, Dominic Zamprogna, Maria Del Mar, and Katherine Isabelle.Based on a true story, the pediatrician wife, Abby (Del Mar) of a businessman Robert Lord (Lando) is kidnapped, and the ransom demand is a million dollars. Somehow overnight, Lord manages to get the money. He won't call in the police. Meanwhile, Abby Lord is assured by Sally (Daniella Evangelista), the girlfriend of her captor that all they want is the money; her boyfriend is taking her to Hawaii for their wedding. Abby realizes that she's going to be killed, even if Sally believes every word this guy tells her. When she sees a chance to escape, she takes it, but Sally is killed.The captor blames Abby for his girlfriend's death and moves in on the family, hurting their finances still more while he's seducing Abby's and Robert's daughter.All pretty obvious. I watched this because General Hospital's Dominic Zamprogna was in it, a few years before he joined the show. He does well as a real sleaze.I found this okay. I make fun of Lifetime movies, but they're a way to escape and relax. They're not hokey like Hallmark films, and though derivative and predictable, somehow you keep watching.

Bexxter I agree with what most of the other posters have said. Engaged to Kill is a terrific Lifetime thriller. Contains all of the key elements of a good Lifetime movie- creepy male killer and heroic female heroines. However, that being said, and maybe I'm being nitpicky, but it could have been made better.First of all the title. *Almost* pure genius. See the creepy killer is indeed engaged, as in ready, to kill- not once, but twice- in the beginning when the doctor is kidnapped and he plans to kill her and at the end when he tries to kill her daughter. And then, he is really engaged, as in betrothed to marriage, as he proposes to the daughter. See what they did there? But then I thought, maybe he is engaged to his girlfriend in the beginning of the film. The title then has meaning not once, but in four different ways in the movie. I think I just blew my own mind! Sheer genius of a double-entendre titling huh? Almost... He did not *need* to get engaged 'to' kill. He could have just been dating the daughter and did the same thing. So really, it could have been named 'Engaged and Kills'. Though it would have packed the punch of the original title, it would have been more accurate. I think the best title would have been- 'Mother May I Sleep with Danger II' or 'Mother May I Be Engaged to Danger'. That would have been mucho better.Here's another issue. The mother doctor is being framed by the creepy boyfriend because he gets a patient to say that one of her procedures went wrong. Now mind you, that would give me seconds thoughts about seeing a doctor under investigation. But then her boss says they are getting flooded with patients complaining that she was rude and rough with the patients. Just because there is one allegation of malpractice does not automatically prompt patients to accuse a doctor of other things- especially if she is a truly good and honest doctor. What I think happened is once one person was perceived as being brave enough to stand up against her other patients became emboldened enough to speak up about how she mistreated them over the years. I think she was a truly shady doctor who *finally* got her just desserts! Also, what's up with the creepy boyfriend's henchman? How many henchmen can pull off impersonating a gynecologist? And he's a good looking guy- not the kind of guys you see in lockup. He should doing something else, like making made for TV movies...Finally, the ending comeuppance line could have been better. The daughter is standing at the door after having a major artery slashed (don't worry paramedics that trusty drape pull will hold!). As a final shot at the creepy boyfriend, she says, in a cute way, Aloha! See because they were going to get married in Hawaiia & the writers, with a never dying love of double entendre, also knew that Aloha means both hello and goodbye in Hawaiian. But why not take it a little further and emphasize the last syllable- Alo-HA! Boy, they could have scored *triple* entendre there. Or why not something simple and tongue in cheek- like, 'Oh, I'm calling the engagement off- Alo-Ha! That way they could have worked the film title back into the script. Lost opportunities that separate good, from *great* films...Okay, well there's my four cents. Again, I highly recommend "Mother May I Sleep with.. I mean 'Engaged to Thrill' to anyone.

Fieldsp341 I watch this movie each time it is repeated on Lifetime. I thought it was engaging to watch with all the ups and downs the family went through. I do agree however that some of the editing did not make sense, and some of the plot lines were left hanging. With this being a true story about Abby Lord, I felt the movie concentrated too much on the daughter and not that of Abby and family. I initially watched it the first time because Joe Lando (who played Sully on Dr Quinn) was in it. I recognized others in the movie as I watched it. The one who plays Nick was also in the movie Vampire Wars with Joe Lando. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes true stories with happy endings. It is no worse than any other made for TV movie on Lifetime, but better than some.

ali232323 I watched Engaged to Kill while I was traveling, and happened upon it while channel surfing in my hotel room. I quickly became engrossed in the plot, and enjoyed the suspense, and this movie was SUSPENSEFUL, beginning to end. The fact that it was based on a true story prompted me to do a bit of Googling about the real-life story.The cast was recognizable, which was what initially caught my eye. The storyline was well planned, and the end was very satisfying. It's on again on June 11, and since I watched on a crummy hotel T.V. I plan to watch it again. Engaged to Kill was better than most T.V. movies. I enjoyed it.