When they were students at Jefferson High School, a pair of identical twins, Callie and Lizzie Abbott, would engage in shenanigans. They became adept at switching identities to fool others, such as young Ricky Davis, who was lured into attending the prom by the twin he mistook for the other.

Fast forward a dozen years to the time when Callie and Lizzie are now celebrating their thirtieth birthdays, and they are still up to their old adolescent tricks. Callie is married with two children and living in Fayetteville, Georgia. Lizzie is still single and is a city slicker in Atlanta. Once again, they decide to switch identities, and, on this occasion, it has untoward consequences.

The film started out in a light and breezy style. But the mood abruptly changed when Callie was murdered in Atlanta when the killer mistook her for Lizzie. Back on the farm, Lizzie decides that she must keep up the pretense that she is Callie. For the good of the two little children, Jed and Ruby, Lizzie pretends to be their mom. The plot thickens and becomes quasi incestuous when Lizzie starts sleeping with her brother-in-law Grady, who is duped just like Ricky Davis in high school.

The film became mired in a confusing subplot with the killers of Lizzie and her co-worker and lover, Jackson Kindaid. It was never made clear what was the motivation of the killers other than they were "skimming" money from Lizzie and Jackson and "wanted to be paid." Another big stretch was to believe that the female detective would virtually take up residence with Lizzie as the search was on for the villains.

The scenario seemed far-fetched in almost all respects. For that reason, it came as a shock in the closing credits to learn that the film was based on a true story. Apparently, life is often stranger than fiction.

Literally the worst acting I have ever seen! Who's bright idea was it to cast Paula Abdul as the detective?! I stuck with it until the end, which was painful, because it was supposedly based on a true story. I have searched and found nothing online that even hints to the actual case. I want my 1.25 hours back!!!

I watched this only because its Lifetime stuff. Because I watched some other interesting stuff there that was good, but this is bad. It's like when someone tells you to find wife, and you imagine it will be good wife, and when you see her how she is ugly, you realize its better to not live or live alone, then with her. Story sounds interesting, but had some different actors done this it could be just as good as story maybe. They are talking too much, you know like that usual boring people from your life, that you are not even aware even exist! One more star is for positive (not "good") ending tough. I liked the bit of mystery tough, finding out the killer, bit of emotional relationships, and positive ending.