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Annabella Sciorra plays the perfect mother of a flawless family. Her obstetrician, however, is less than wonderful, having enjoyed her examination much more than he should have. When she files sexual harassment charges against the repugnant doctor, he loses face--literally--after shooting himself in the head. Several months later, an ideal nanny shows up at her home. You guessed it--she's the doc's widow.
The movie follows a tried and true formula, with the audience in on everything. However, the story does surprise us in intense and intimate ways. The visit to the obstetrician is one of the creepiest moments in the film. You definitely hear the voice of writer Amanda Silver in a plot concerned with the vulnerabilities of a family, a newborn, a marriage.
Since we know so much up front, there is an overall lack of inventiveness in the plot machinations. It may not jolt us, but De Mornay does. It's unsettling to watch someone who appears so attractive and who behaves so kindly suddenly reveal hideous psychopathic tendencies. Restraining herself from going over the top, she instead oozes such malevolence you'll want to shudder. --Rochelle O'Gorman
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Curtis Hanson |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 10 January, 1992 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Walt Disney Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Adult Situations, Color, Creepy, Crime, Disturbing, Eerie, English, Feature, Feature Film Drama, Feature Film-drama, Femmes Fatales, Menacing, Movie, Mystery, Mystery / Suspense, Mystery / Suspense / Thriller, Out For Revenge, Profanity, Psychological Thriller, Questionable for Children |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D15283D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 717951000774 |
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Customer Reviews of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Great movie! Rebecca is good in it and pretty, and the little girl is the cutest, most adorable personality of a child actor I've ever seen. She is SO innocent. She is just ADORABLE.
Not always believable, derivative, but fun to watch
I was never a fan of the soap opera-ish/Lifetime channel-type movies, but I've always found 1992's "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" a fun movie to watch, but unrealistic in a few areas. The Bartel's naivete was too far-fetched, and they took way too long (to be believable) to connect the dots about Peyton's true intentions. At least Claire figured it out in a forgivable time frame, although she should've suspected that Peyton had framed Solomon before he was fired, because the circumstances should've looked very suspicious to Claire that this was the case. And Michael was the dimmest bulb of all. He thought the sun rose and set on Peyton until almost the very end of the movie, even after Peyton tried to seduce him in the kitchen, when Claire wasn't home.
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>I've always thought that Rebecca DeMornay's performance in this movie was overrated. She gave a solid performance, but nothing that droves of other actresses couldn't have duplicated. I mean, if you compare DeMornay's performance in this movie to Glenn Close's in "Fatal Attraction," Demornay's performance looks mediocre. And THTRTC was also clearly inspired by "Fatal Attraction."
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>But I don't mean to bash this movie too much. I still enjoyed it very much -- you just have to put its flaws aside while watching.
Weak, Implausible Plot But Brilliant Directing
A pregnant woman files sexual harassment charges against her repugnant gynae and he commits suicide. Several months later, the woman gives birth and an ideal nanny shows up at her home. You guessed it. She's the dead gynae's widow seeking revenge.
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>Such a plot would normally insult any viewer's intelligence. How does this newcomer gain trust and affection from this family at the mother's expense may be difficult to believe, but the pace and the dramatic turn of events can keep the viewer glued to his/her seat.
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>Definitely can't hold a candle to Fatal Attraction, but overall, it's still a watchable thriller.