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This is De Mornay's film and she's a wicked treat, looking daggers at her enemy one moment and then glazing over with sweetness the next. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
This is De Mornay's film and she's a wicked treat, looking daggers at her enemy one moment and then glazing over with sweetness the next.
Michael Upchurch
The film is unusually gripping. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The film is unusually gripping.
Carrie Rickey
The careful structure of THTRTC guarantees that the movie will generate a fair amount of suspense throughout. But the single-mindedness of the movie is a genuine limitation, and, watching it, you begin to feel spoon-fed. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The careful structure of THTRTC guarantees that the movie will generate a fair amount of suspense throughout. But the single-mindedness of the movie is a genuine limitation, and, watching it, you begin to feel spoon-fed.
Jay Boyar
With its banal, docile household threatened by an enemy within, the film is like The Stepfather without wit or irony. Jul 10, 2013
With its banal, docile household threatened by an enemy within, the film is like The Stepfather without wit or irony.
Michael Sragow
At its best, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a bright, nasty psychological thriller with a joker up its sleeve. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
At its best, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a bright, nasty psychological thriller with a joker up its sleeve.
Peter Rainer
Unpretentious and efficient. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Unpretentious and efficient.
Dave Kehr
De Mornay's performance vacillates so wildly between sweet solicitousness and icy murderousness that it draws as many giggles as gasps. May 30, 2018 | Full Review…
De Mornay's performance vacillates so wildly between sweet solicitousness and icy murderousness that it draws as many giggles as gasps.
Malcolm Johnson
Disturbing thriller about a babysitter; cursing, violence. Nov 28, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Disturbing thriller about a babysitter; cursing, violence.
Andrea Beach
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is that rare thing, a realistic thriller wise enough not to sell short any of its characters. Just be prepared to become very, very scared when you see it. Jul 10, 2013 | Full Review…
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is that rare thing, a realistic thriller wise enough not to sell short any of its characters. Just be prepared to become very, very scared when you see it.
Candice Russell
This is pure unbridled hokum, of course, but extremely effective until the last 30 minutes, when the plot rapidly self-destructs. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is pure unbridled hokum, of course, but extremely effective until the last 30 minutes, when the plot rapidly self-destructs.
Sue Heal
All of the best parts here go to women -- Sciorra, De Mornay and Julianne Moore in a funny supporting bit as Claire's cynical, suspicious friend. Jul 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
All of the best parts here go to women -- Sciorra, De Mornay and Julianne Moore in a funny supporting bit as Claire's cynical, suspicious friend.
Gary Thompson
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, though it positions itself as chilling suspense, is not even mildly scary; it's just offensive. Jul 10, 2013 | Full Review…
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, though it positions itself as chilling suspense, is not even mildly scary; it's just offensive.
Leah Rozen
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. That is very true in this nail-biting, on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller. Excellent acting by Rebecca De Mornay, and Annabella Sciorra who I had not heard of until I watched this movie. Absolutely a great movie! You'll honestly enjoy this movie if your into thriller movies like I am. Rent it!!!! :)
Super Reviewer
Fucking stupid movie that my local tv channel used to run almost daily.
Disturbing.
hahahahahahaha
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