Temp, The

The Temp is a suspense thriller that attempts suspense and thrills but fails to deliver as billed. The story is about an experienced, bright and motivated, but temporary replacement secretary, Kris Bolin (Lara Flynn Boyle) who rises to upper management within days of her employment at Mrs. Appleby’s cookie company. She is hired as the new temp to Peter Derns (Timothy Hutton) who is competing for a promotion. Bolin appears efficient, if not the best assistant he has known, but after two rival executives meet mysterious deaths, Peter fears his job security may end permanently and begins to fear the one person he needs to trust—his temp, who may or may not be killing the competition. Faye Dunaway plays Charlene Towne, the company’s ruthless president.