Mind Games

Anyone who's watched a few TV-movie mysteries will swiftly deduce what's really happening in this join-the-dots clunker. Coincidence-heavy and full of silly people behaving preposterously, it's yet another take on the well-trodden Gaslight theme, as mentally fragile heiress Alexandra Holden seemingly starts to lose her mind once again, after a female private eye warns her that new husband Paul Johansson isn't the man he appears to be. Soon, Holden's been committed, forcing the implausible - but thankfully briskly paced - storyline to become even more far-fetched to physically enable her to discover the truth that's already obvious to the audience. Events are then resolved way too conveniently, though there's pleasure in seeing the villain's smug expression finally wiped off his face.