title: Never Saw It Coming
text: # Never Saw It Coming
  
  Never Saw It Coming is a 2017 Canadian thriller film directed by Gail Harvey and starring Emily Hampshire, Eric Roberts, Katie Boland, Shaun Benson, Tamara Podemski and Nick Serino. It is based on the 2013 novel by Linwood Barclay, who also wrote the screenplay.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Emily Hampshire as Keisha Ceylon
  * Eric Roberts as Wendell Garfield
  * Katie Boland as Melissa Garfield
  * Shaun Benson as Kirk Nicholson
  * Nick Serino as Justin Taggart
  * Tamara Podemski as Rona Wedmore
  * Maria del Mar as Marcia Taggart
  * Jeff Clarke as Dwayne Taggart
  * Diane D'Aquila as Ellie Garfield
  * Keegan Hedley as Matthew Ceylon
  
  ## Production
  
  Principal photography began in Greater Sudbury in March 2017. Filming officially wrapped in April that same year.
  
  ## Release
  
  The film made its world premiere at the Whistler Film Festival on December 1, 2017.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail awarded the film one and a half stars out of four and wrote, "Perhaps director Gail Harvey is the true author of this misfortune, with its rushed scenes and staging that only highlights, rather than deflects, the film's made-for-TV budget."
  
  Norman Wilner of Now gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Adapted by Linwood Barclay from his own novel, it’s a Fargo-like swirl of misunderstandings, betrayals and reversals of fortune, with a streak of bitter humour underneath the mayhem."
  
  