Film Review – Best Fake Friends

For reasons not clearly understood, “Best Fake Friends” is receiving a modest theatrical release, presumably fulfilling the big screen dreams of director Paul Kampf, who’s been toiling away with homegrown productions for a few years now, perhaps following the Tyler Perry business model of backyard filmmaking. What’s strange here is why Kampf is bothering putting the picture into theaters when it’s obviously best suited for home viewing, with the entire effort assembled with distinct Lifetime Original craftsmanship. “Best Fake Friends” isn’t a good movie, but there are elements that work. Perhaps most damaging to the feature is its lack of cinematic heft, with so much of its “Desperate Housewives” mimicry registering flat and dull. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com