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  • Starring: Campbell Scott, Dominic Scott Kay, Kyra Sedgwick
  • Summary: Brilliant, beautiful and financially secure, Emily Stoll (Sedgwick) never wanted a husband or a house with a picket fence. She knew she needed just one thing to make her happy: a child with whom she could share life's wonders. (ThinkFilm)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    75
    First-time director Kevin Bacon (Mr. Sedgwick) cleverly maintains a balance of discomfiting and familiar by jumping nimbly around Emily's life.
  2. Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    60
    Good performances and a keen eye for period detail can't disguise the fact that not much is happening here story-wise.
  3. The real trouble is at its core, with an over-the-top performance from Sedgwick that borders on Baby Jane campiness.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. KenG.
    4
    They came up with an intruing premise, but failed to come up with a compelling script, as story just sort of sputters along.
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