Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Steineded How sad is this?

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

edwagreen Terrific tale of the macabre where a woman seeks revenge on another woman and the lady's family. The former was the wife of the doctor and he committed suicide after allegations were made by the latter that he touched her inappropriately during an exam.The widow gets into their lives as the nanny and almost immediately brings havoc to the household, even going so far to create a situation where the woman believes that her husband has been cheating with an old flame, a good friend of the family. The latter is played by Julianne Moore, bringing relish and a strong determination as the feisty real estate agent, who becomes a victim in all this mayhem.A very young Madeleine Zinna,who went on to become known in The Nanny television series, plays a precocious young child who certainly has her wits about her.The gentleman playing the mentally challenged young man aide to the family is excellent and it just goes to show you that he is dismissed after our "widow" plants clothing in his room attesting to a possible inappropriate touching with the young Zinna character.

jadavix "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" is a fairly formulaic thriller that moves along well enough but is ultimately forgettable.The premise is the most interesting part: a woman complains about sexual harassment at the hands of a doctor and the doctor commits suicide. The doctor's widow, in her shock, loses her baby and is given an emergency hysterectomy.She insinuates herself into the family of the woman who made the complaint, bent on revenge, and begins trying to tear the family apart.The movie feels very familiar, with the concerned friend who realises the truth about the villainess and tries to stop her, but ends up dead, and the way she goes into full psycho mode at the end of it, becoming violent when her more insidious techniques fail her.This may not be a problem for most people, but the issue is the way it glosses over certain plot details, confident that we're so used to what we're seeing that we won't notice. Eg., how do both the concerned friend and the mother herself work out the truth about the evil nanny? They find out somehow, but it's not really explained. Worse still is the way the intellectually disabled handyman, played by Ernie Hudson, comes back to save the day. Why? And why at that moment exactly, where he is most needed?What's worse than a formulaic thriller is one that plays a nanny to you as well. The movie won't let you feel anything too negative. It coddles you, which is not the way a thriller should behave.

gavin6942 After her humiliated husband kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow (Rebecca DeMornay) loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against a woman and her family.What bad can be said about this film? If anything, the role of Solomon could be complained about. Not Ernie Hudson's portrayal, which is pretty good, but the very idea of having a mentally challenged man played by someone who is not. It seems off, just a bit, and some may even find it offensive.What is most interesting is the role filled by Julianne Moore. Honestly, I did not even recognize her! And it is pretty incredible that she is not credited on the back of the DVD case, or on the front. One might think since her rise in stardom ,they would rebrand the film to showcase her...

FilmBuff1994 The Hand That Rocks Cradle is a very mediocre movie with a promising storyline that just ends up not being very interesting and an uninspired cast.The movie is considered a thriller,but there wasn't one time in this film that I felt in anyway thrilled or excited by what was going on,at times when things did get dramatic,it was just too predictable to feel any thrills.Rebecca De Mornay delivers an interesting performance and she is certainly the movies highlight,but it would have been more enjoyable if there was a bit of mystery behind her character instead of spoon feeding the audience every single thing she does.The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is undeniably boring and filled with plot holes,I think everyone would be better off avoiding this one. A doctors wife goes looking for revenge after her husband commits suicide amid accusations of abuse from some of his patients.Best Performance: Rebecca De Mornay Worst Performance: Annabella Sciorra