A lazily written and generically directed Fatal Attraction knockoff.
When the Bough Breaks
She's carrying more than just a secret.
2016 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jon Cassar
Overview
A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The plot doesn't differ much from last year's parody of these types of movies, A Deadly Adoption ...
Writer Jack Olsen's glossy script goes light on logic, credibility and mining some of the story's deeper ramifications, as it works its way toward the inevitable, largely predictable final showdown.
Perhaps you were wondering if it were still possible to wring any suspense out of an unbalanced-third-wheel plot. "When the Bough Breaks," about a surrogate pregnancy gone horribly wrong, has a definitive answer: No, it isn't.
While empathy is first to go in the tasteless When the Bough Breaks, there is nothing good in its place.
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