Labelled as sequel, 'The Good Mother' stands by itself as one of the surprisingly solid horror movies of the season. Two orphaned kids are taken in care by a pair who lost their boy one year before. The setting - 'Psycho'-like shaped lonely house by a lake - should already make you feel that the parents are not what they are and that the kids will end fighting for their lives. So it is.
Although the story has some obvious flaws (should a woman be trusted with yet another child custody after three sons dies before one after the other?) the film has quality in its cinema and acting. Angie Harmon and Jordan Hinson are very good in the main female roles. The story has a good pace, and despite its rather expected ending makes it certainly for a good rental.
Although the story has some obvious flaws (should a woman be trusted with yet another child custody after three sons dies before one after the other?) the film has quality in its cinema and acting. Angie Harmon and Jordan Hinson are very good in the main female roles. The story has a good pace, and despite its rather expected ending makes it certainly for a good rental.