Natural Enemy (1996)

A stock broker (Donald Sutherland) has a business that is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. He takes an ambitious young man (William McNamara) under his wing and makes him a part of his company which appears on the road to recovery. But the young man has something else on his mind ..... revenge! Directed by Douglas Jackson (MIDNIGHT IN ST. PETERSBURG). This Canadian thriller is your standard psycho stalker film. It's severely compromised by the miscasting of William McNamara. McNamara exudes a creepiness, there's something "off" about him. We notice it but no one in the movie does! If we can see it, why can't they? You want to yell at the screen, "Can't you see he's batshit crazy?". By the time the film's characters discover what a psycho he is (including three murders), the damage is done. Still, I have to admit that director Jackson keeps the suspense quotient turned up high. The film casts some dubious shade on adopted children that I'm not sure is substantiated by facts. With Lesley Ann Warren, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere and Christian Tessier.