Flirting with Forty is slightly better than most Lifetime movie romances, not that I'm any great expert on the genre, but there's something rather fiendishly delightful in the tongue-in-cheek nature of the script. For those who expect plot twists, the supporting characters serve as red herrings or mouthpieces for that audience. After Heather Locklear hooks up with Robert Buckley, 13 years her junior and lacking any motivation to find her romantically appealing, one of her friends insinuates he'll become her stalker before eventually murdering her. This suggests that the film is self-aware even if it's still like a vapid romance novel for the most part. Saloman, who did spectacular work as the cinematographer on The Abyss, continues to prove himself one of TV's most stylish directors even if he's limited in how well he works with actors.
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