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This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The film gets its title from the name of a yacht owned by a wealthy heiress, an attractive young woman just out of school, named Olivia (Meg Tilly). Olivia is a tad starry-eyed, wistful, and overly trusting. She owns eight houses and lives in the Hamptons, on Long Island. "Masquerade" is her story, and it involves romance, betrayal, and death.Into Olivia's life comes a good-looking, but not wealthy, skipper of a racing boat, a young man named Tim (Rob Lowe). Olivia falls in love with Tim. But is Tim really in love with her, or just after her money?The film's setup is both slightly misleading and a little slow to develop. But a major plot point at the end of the first Act perks up interest. And from here, "Masquerade" becomes a generally enjoyable thriller, until near the end. The plot climax does seem contrived. A simple phone call could have achieved one character's desired result. Instead, that character takes matters into his or her own hands. The result is an unnecessarily dramatic outcome.The casting of Meg Tilly is perfect for the role of Olivia. Everyone else in the cast is at least adequate.Color cinematography in outdoor scenes is quite good, especially those scenes filmed on the open waters off the coast of Long Island. Indoor sets are okay. Background music is boringly nondescript.My only major complaint pertains to the film's dated thematic style. Many scenes in "Masquerade" show lush mansions, manicured lawns, expensive sports cars, and haughty parties where women wear expensive gowns and dance with wealthy men to the ballroom music of a live orchestra. All of which is well executed. But some of these visuals are awfully reminiscent of other 1980s productions like "Dallas" and "Dynasty", which make "Masquerade" look stuck in the 1980s.This film offers entertainment in the form of interesting characters, more than one of whom "masquerade" as something they're not, and a twisty, betrayal driven plot that leads to an outcome that the viewer probably will not be able to predict.

A handsome gigolo (Rob Lowe) charms his way into the life of a beautiful young woman, heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune. After the loss of her mother, she lives with her selfish and domineering stepfather, a ruthless cad intent on controlling both his stepdaughter's inheritance and her relationships. The local police officer also shows emotional interest in the heiress, having known her since childhood. But who can she really trust? 'Masquerade' was filmed around the time of 'Bad Influence' and Rob Lowe's scandal --- a sometimes underrated actor who, for a while, was typecast as the bad boy (see 'Waynes World', 'Tommy Boy' and 'Austin Powers'). Lowe has nevertheless proved his versatility as an actor with leading roles in films such as Stephen King's 'The Stand' (a deaf mute), Frank and Jesse (as Jesse James) and Stephen King's 'Salems Lot' (2005). He adopts the role of deceptive gigolo with veritable ease, appearing simultaneously charming and devious. It is the script that inevitably lets the film down.In short it is a dark and moody thriller, which focuses on the themes of money and greed, trust and betrayal. It is reasonably-paced and contains a multitude of twists and turns, though could be a bit more lively in places. Furthermore, it boasts a talented supporting cast that includes Meg Tilly, Doug Savant, John Glover and Kim Cattrall.Matthew J Lee-Williams, Review.

Ok.. This movie stars Rob Lowe(The West Wing), Meg(whatever happened to) Tilly, John Glover( in his A**hole role that he always does well but looks creepy and Doug Savant ( which is best known as the gay guy off of Melrose Place. I remember watching this movie back when it first came out and decided to rent it again after all those years. The Guy who wrote this movie, Dick Wolf is a great writer and he must have been testing out his sea legs with this trash. Meg Tilly acts and sounds like she's on drugs, Rob Lowe acts devilish along with John Glover who by the way looks like his hairstylist had a little too much fun with his hair and Doug Savant APPEARS to be the nice guy.*****SPOILER ALERT********************* Rich Girl graduates college, Rich Girl comes home gets a wonderful greetings from her Cop Friend and her horrid stepfather who lives off of her bankroll because her mother had a very bad attorney. Rich Girl meets Bad Boy Sailor. Stepfather appears to hate Bad Boy Sailor, and in a fit one night barges in when Rich Girl and Bad Boy are in bed. Bad Boy shoots stepfather, Rich Girl covers up, Cop Friend immediately suspects Bad Boy, Stepfather's Girlfriend hangs self and to celebrate Rich Girl gets married to Bad Boy Sailor and finds out she is pregnant with Child and we then learn the truth about her Bad Boy Sailor when we see a great photo op on the wall at the cop's place. We then realize Cop is the Bad Cop, and the Bad Boy Sailor wants to play the good guy all because his hit is pregnant.. AW.. we feel sorry for him.. NOT.... This movie could have been better if the writer rewrote the Bad Boys and the plot a little differently. The movie ends on a surprise bad note and leaves you wishing that one of the characters ended up alive... If you watch.. beware because this movie can be watched in 10 minutes on fast foward and you can get the whole movie that way in less time so you don't end up disappointed.

This is one of those movies that I'm glad I saw when it first came out. I remember that the theater was almost empty, but when I was leaving I heard people saying things like, "I never expected to like it that much". Rob Lowe gained credibility as an actor in my eyes with this film(and with another film called Bad Influence).