The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: No
Watched With: Tyler

Oooooo another early 90's thriller I've never seen. This one rather blatantly spells out everything that will happen very early on so I don't know exactly how thrilling it can be but I guess there were some fun bits along the way.

They mainly had to do with Julianne Moore being awesome and the way some rather tenuous evil plans always played out perfectly and without arousing any suspicion.

So it has to be asked, why all the Gilbert and Sullivan? Poor Wandering One is used so much it becomes a signifier, always associated with the evil nanny's impending plans, both within the film and throughout the score by Graeme Revell. Not just that song but a bunch more are sprinkled throughout the film. I wonder if there was any reasoning behind this or it was just for fun.

Rebecca De Mornay gives some great evil looks in this film. And Madeline Zima is once again stuck with Nanny problems. It's technically well made and works on a very basic level but there's not much more to this one but some cheap thrills.