Motives (film)
Motives is a 2004 thriller starring Vivica A. Fox, Shemar Moore, Golden Brooks, Sean Blakemore and Keshia Knight Pulliam. The sequel, Motives 2, was released in 2007 directtovideo.
Allanah soon turns up dead. Her throat cut. Emery is asked to come to the police station and is interrogated by Detective Morgan about her murder. Emery insist that when he left the condo Allanah was alive just as Derrick does in his interrogation. They are both released upon investigation of the murder. Connie returns to Emery, but still doesnt trust him. While she is in the house Emery goes in search of pictures taken of him having sex with Allanah in his car, but cannot find them. Fast forward to an event for lost youth where Connie is giving a speech and during it Emery is arrested for Allanahs murder. Before this he goes to see Brandon who tells him that he wants Connie and his life. The two fight, Emery stops, leaving Brandon alive. After Emery is sentenced and sent to prison on a visit to see him, Connie presents him with divorce papers, forcing him to sign them. Reluctant, he does, Connie then gets up and walks away as Emery screams for her to come back. As Emery is being led back to his cell he sees Connie walk to Brandon. She looks back at him as the two embrace and with a smug look Brandon stares intently at Emery. It is clear he and Connie are together. In Emerys flashback, the viewer sees that it was Brandon with Connies assistance who set him and Allanah up, murdered her, and sent a box of evidence to Detectives Pierce and Morgan all in an attempt to get Connie. Emery then attempts to attack Brandon yelling You did this to me, but security guards hold him back. Yelling to Connie that it was Brandon who was the cause of everything, Connie walks out the door. Brandon winks at Emery and leaves as hes being drug back to his cell, still yelling for Connie to return. The film ends with credits revealing that Emery is currently awaiting for an appeal for the murder of Allanah James and Kenneth Stroud.Don Houston of DVD Talk rated itstars and wrote, Motives combines some fine acting, a solid story, and deep characters, making it worth your time and money.
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