Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story

This dramatic thriller is based on a true story, and is now playing on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Lifetime, and Apple TV.

RATING: PG-13/TV-14

LENGTH: 1 hour 30 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B-

IN A NUTSHELL:

The story is about a woman who gets assaulted in her home by a masked intruder. When her husband shows up minutes later with a messy story that doesn’t make sense, he becomes the prime suspect.

The film was directed by Lee Gabiana. The screenwriter was Benjamin Anderson.

Just in case you didn’t know…Gaslighting is when someone manipulates someone else using psychological methods that cause them to question their own sanity or powers of reasoning.

THINGS I LIKED:

Jana Kramer did a great job and showed an impressive range of emotional depth. Jana’s daughter in real life plays her daughter in the movie.
Austin Nichols does a good job getting us to hate his guts.
The movie doesn’t give you all of the details at the beginning so you’re trying to figure out what’s going on at the same time as the wife in the story.
As the story unfolds, you’re not sure which one is the crazy one: the husband or the wife.

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THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

A woman gives birth with perfect hair and makeup. Yeah, that was not my experience.
The timeline bounces around a lot and can be confusing.
It’s kind of weird that a woman is still going to therapy and throwing a birthday party with a bunch of friends for a baby who only lived one day 8 years ago, right? I know, we all grieve differently. I lost a baby too but, at some point, you have to move forward emotionally.
The movie should be called “When 2 Emotionally Unstable People Marry”
Having an expensive handbag has never been my thing. In the movie, the wife spends a lot of money on one.
From the very beginning of the movie, we see the married couple struggle with the loss of a baby. We never really get to see them have fun together and in love in order to balance out all of the hard times.
It definitely feels like a typical Lifetime movie where the man is a monster.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Kids will be bored.
Some profanity
Some crude comments
A baby dies. So heartbreaking.
We see a woman get assaulted in her house with blood
A woman punches a man
We see a woman take a bunch of anti-anxiety pills
We see a gun in the home
Talk of steroids

THEMES:

Loss and grief
Marriage
Anxiety
Therapy
Secrets
Rape in marriage
Narcissism
Domestic violence

FUNNY LINES:

None. This was a serious drama.

INTERESTING LINES:

“It gets better…not a lot but enough to go on.” – Morgan Metzer (Jana Kramer)
“I grew up. I expect you to do the same. Stop acting like a crazy teenager.” – Rodney Metzer (Austin Nichols)
“I can now walk with confidence, knowing that the pain you gave me has been turned into power.” – Morgan Metzer (Jana Kramer)
This attack wasn’t just a trauma; it was a blessing in disguise.” – Morgan Metzer (Jana Kramer)
“I now know what true love is: it’s how I feel about our kids and how I feel about myself.” – Morgan Metzer (Jana Kramer)