Hush little baby4/18/2023 ![]() Sadly, the actors were so bad that this was completely missed. I fully understand the direction taken here the director hoped for an off kilter, creepy, dark movie where the characters contribute to the antithetical wickedness of the story. The speaking is wooden and is delivered in monotone, with no inflection, no body language, no anything. The actors aren't even amateurs, at least based on their skill. Once it hit the dialog it was clear that it would be a tough watch. I actually thought it could be a decent watch, clocking in at just over 50 minutes, but was immediately turned off by the opening scenes. As the movie progresses past the ten minute mark it moves in to the plot line illustrated in the IMDB synopsis. The first nearly 10 minutes has virtually no dialog and is contrived of oddly lighted fx and "creepy" sounding singing - a young girl singing nursery rhymes in a hushed tone (think Nightmare On Elm Street). That said, "Hush Little Baby" feels like a disjointed student film in its presentation. I watch a lot of independent, low budget flicks, so it helps when there are no preconceived notions. I attempt carrying a blank slate in to a film so that there are no expectations to be shattered, achieved, or exceeded. I detest those reviews, as they're typically written by younger watchers who want one thing, and have their expectations set prior to watching. I read reviews for movies on IMDB for everything I watch, and nearly every one has at least one "smartallic" commenting about how the acting was horrid, the movie was the worst ever made, and that they want their 90 minutes back. It is rare that I watch a movie and come away feeling like it wasn't worth the watch, no matter how small, but this is one of the few that falls in to that boat. Only discussion on content and production.
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