The Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate strikes a good balance between thriller and satire. It embraces the melodrama while also retaining enough self-awarness to be fun. Brianne Davis and Carl Beukes are both entertainingly sleazy as the celebrity couple from Hell while Carrie Wampler is sympathetic and likable in the role of Olivia. This is an entertaining Lifetime movie that will be enjoyed by anyone who has ever looked at a celebrity tweet and thought to themselves, “What a weirdo.”
With a talented cast playing well-defined characters against the backdrop of an action-packed drama, Secret Life is another great thriller courtesy of Mark Gantt–and serves as a stellar behind-the-camera debut for Courtney Henggeler.