When the Bough Breaks

May. 07,1994      R
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.

Ally Walker as  Special Investigator Audrey Macleah
Martin Sheen as  Captain Swaggert
Ron Perlman as  Dr. Douglas Eben
Tara Subkoff as  Jordan Thomas
Robert Knepper as  Lt. Jimmy Creedmore
Scott Lawrence as  Sergeant Footman
Christopher Doyle as  Howard Speckett
Mark Daneri as  Detective Sam
Gina Philips as  Teenage Girl
Michael Raysses as  Sonar Technician

Reviews

Lawbolisted
1994/05/07

Powerful

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PodBill
1994/05/08

Just what I expected

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Pluskylang
1994/05/09

Great Film overall

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Staci Frederick
1994/05/10

Blistering performances.

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his2ljb
1994/05/11

diss-a-point-ment. having got myself in the mood for a thriller i was looking forward to a bit of martin sheen and ron perlman following the typical meanders a thriller takes before WHACK! a twist, a conclusion, happy ending........ didn't see much of any of them! martin sheen's talent is wasted on the few scenes as the police chief (a role you could even train a monkey like orlando bloom to play) and if you blink you'll miss perlmans appearance as the killer. the plot line seems so promising but what could have been a darker, spookier and scarier movie ended all to soon. there are moments you prepare to jump out your seat in fright but.....still waiting...oh nothing happened.the whole feeling of the film is like this is the kind of thing clareece starling (silence of the lambs FBI lady!) solves in her spare time before the big cases come along. in fact, thats a good way of describing this movie, a normal day in the life of an FBI agent, nothing spectacular, nothing new, boring as 9 to 5. see it by all means but as i gave silence of the lambs an 8 id be lying if i gave this anything over 4 and i don't think it deserves that.3/10

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haddonfield-myers
1994/05/12

My God, is it possible? That boy is actually played by a girl? I can't believe it. I had no thought of that boy actually being a girl when I saw the movie. Very ODD I might say!! I just can't believe how a girl can look that boyish. I don't believe this actually. But I guess it's true. I guess you can't trust in what's a girl and what's a boy anymore. What you think is a girl can actually be a boy and vice versa!!??!! :/But I liked the movie. It was a good one. If you haven't seen it, do!! It's a must if you like these kind of movies. I liked the ending. Not that I think that someone who haven't seen the movie would read this here and now but I will however not give away the ending as I'm not sure. All I can say is that I liked it and that it was really touching. Better achievement from the actors there is very hard to find, especially from this girl who obviously plays Jordan.

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labolabo
1994/05/13

I think this movie had several good points, but also several flaws. The story is a bit too unrealistic, and I think Ally Walker overacted. Normal people in real life simply don't behave the way she does in the movie.I think it seems to be an interesting manuscript (although with flaws), but I found the work of the director and the actors and actresses rather poor. Not very realistic at all.

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peter_j_rgensen
1994/05/14

Turn of the light. Sit alone. Drink a beer. Feel alone !. This movie will bring you down. This one is a thriller.The end is not so good but in the right atmosphere this movie will not let you slip away from the tense story. "Silence of the lambs" is the best description I can give, though it never reaches this point of excellence.

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