61. The Scapegoat

When John (Matthew Rys) gets fired from his job as a school teacher in the 1950's, he doesn't have a whole lot going for him.  No family, home, job, or even friends.  So when he meets his Doppelganger, Johnny, at a bar and finds out that Johnny has forced them to switch places her doesn't seem too upset.  Now don't get me wrong, he is freaking out.  But I know I would have flipped shit if someone forced me into a new life.

Anyway, now being the head of an aristocratic family he finds himself facing challenges he never even imagined.  Such as dealing with mistresses, solving the families financial troubles, and racing a daughter.  Through out all this time though no one even suspects he is someone he is not eventhough they keep commenting on how he seems different.  His daughter even notices his smell.

After awhile, he starts to grow and care for this family that he has never had.  And they start to appreciate him much more then the original.  In fact, the family starts acting whole again.  When John falls in love with Johnny's wife is when trouble starts to happen.  You see because Johnny decides to come back one night and sees the two in bed together.  Johnny comes up with his own plan.  While the family is out he forces his wife to write a suicide note.  Then pumps her full of morphine.  Luckily John finds her in time and they are able to save her life.  Now, John must battle Johnny for the life they are currently sharing.

I feel like I've already mentioned by love for mistaken identifies.  Now just throw in a fish out of water element and I'm all ears.  However, the character seemed a little slow moving into becoming part of the family and it wasn't until the threat of Johnny coming back into the picture that I felt he truly belonged here.  But I did really like the ending of the movie.  There is a quote but I don't want to give it away that I thought fit nicely.

Rating: ***

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