Rainey Dawn
A very good ghost story!! It's great to see a film of this caliber in the modern era of a sea of horrible horror movies. This one blew me away - a very unnerving/unsettling atmosphere from the beginning of it.The ending made sense to me - I won't give the spoiler away. It's one of those films where in the end they show you a copulation of all the clues that you missed while watching, the answer as to watch you just watched! If you like a good "quiet"/subtle type of horror movie combined with a good vengeful spirit then this is a film for you! I thoroughly enjoyed it - and would love a copy of it in my film library!! It's worth watching a few times to me.9/10
actor90
This is the worst movie ever to be put to film. Long, boring, the only thing terrifying about this movie was the two hours of my life I wasted watching it. The acting is sub par and annoying. The length of this movie coupled with the boring pace will have you on edge, but not in a good way, no, in a way that makes you wish you never heard of this film. I am the kind of person that loves all horror films, from the grade A top shelf, to the Z grade schlock. This movie is not a horror film, it is a psycho drama that starts bad and ends even worse. This movie has no redeeming qualities. If you value the horror film genre or movies in general stay away from this load of horse manure. I was a firm believer that all movies, even bad movies, have redeeming and enjoyable qualities....until I saw this movie.
slayrrr666
"The Cradle" is one of the hardest films ever to call a horror film.**SPOILERS**Moving into a new house, newlyweds Frank, (Lukas Haas) and his wife Julie Brooksfield, (Emily Hampshire) fix it up for their baby, only for their marital issues to get in the way. Even though none of the neighbors offer up any help, they decide to deal with it on their own. The more they try to help each other deal with the baby, the more they have problems dealing with it, and once he starts to complain that something is after their child, she blames it on him and ignores it. Getting help from Helen, (Amanda Smith) who tells him that there's the ghost of the previous resident who now is haunting the estate, and they decide to fight back and stop the ghost from destroying the family.The Good News: There is hardly anything in this one worthwhile. The main plot-line about the baby being in jeopardy does have some solid credence to it, as it's a pretty frightening idea that is really well-played and actually works. From the motions on the hidden camera to the dreams and hallucinations and the constant agonizing over what's happening, there's a lot to this and it's one of the best things about the film. That's also boosted by one of the only worthwhile scenes in the film, where supernatural forces are shown moving the baby across the table with only the garments on the table beside it indicating the move. It's creepy, disturbing and actually well-done, which indicates that something weird is happening and after the child, scoring well with several points. These, though, are all that make this one interesting.The Bad News: There's not a whole lot to this one, since there's really big, damaging flaws to this one. The main one is that this one is just ungodly boring. Nothing at all happens in here except for a several brief moments, but the rest of the film, literally nothing happens. The majority of time is spent with the guy and the baby, not exactly thrilling beyond the one moment where something actually happens, but that's about it. There's a ton of talk about something, but it's done in such a manner that it's nothing that matters or not. It doesn't matter what happens, whether or not that the film decides to make them seem so important, yet they're the main focus of the story for the first fifty minutes of it's running time, and that is something that is a major mistake. The lack of action also makes the later segments seem that much more dull, as running around screaming at anything that moves doesn't do much to inspire fear. That may well be the whole problem with the film, nothing in here actually does anything to inspire fear. That's the major, overall problem with this one, that no one outside of parents will find this one frightening, scary or even entertaining. It's dull, lifeless and uses tactics that will only get a jolt from those in that situation, and not much of anything else in here will work in here. These here are the film's overall flaws.The Final Verdict: With a ton of dullness, nothing really much interesting happening and a selected audience, this one is pretty much doomed to fail. Really only those who will find the premise intriguing or scary should give this one a watch, otherwise skip this one and give others a shot.Rated R: Mild Violence, Language and children in danger
cbfan1-1
this movie had great build-up...although a little far-fetched at times. i was generally interested in what was going on. but thats the problem i don't know what was going on. the movie just ended. it started this whole rerun thing at the end, showing you scenes from earlier in the movie...most times that part is to help the viewer fill in the gaps and ultimately figure out the movie. that didn't happen. it just confused me more. i assumed on my own that both the baby and mom had died and dad went crazy after wards. but i don't know how or why they died or when he went crazy. i wasn't feeling the old lady especially when her part had no meaning considering the ghost turned out to be mom. or was it? i don't know and don't care. don't watch this crap. oh my mom hated it too.
