The Cradle (2007)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I saw a review, a 1/10 review with the tagline "I had to stop watching". Now I hate that crap, I'm a firm believer of if you don't watch a movie all the way through then you have no right to judge it.I stand by that, but often I feel the desire to walk away. This is such a film, but I did finish it.It tells the story of a young couple and their newborn baby moving into a new home that's heavily isolated. The pair have to contend with a possible supernatural force and her suffering from postnatal depression.Starring Lukas Haas this is a mercilessly boring movie which shouldn't be considered a horror but more of a thriller, that isn't exactly thrilling.Excessively dark, mundane beyond belief and a terrible plot all come together to make The Cradle.The Good:NopeThe Bad:SO boringWeirdly dark all the timeTerrible plotThings I Learnt From This Movie:The creators may well have seen Evil Dead

A very good ghost story!! It's great to see a film of this caliber in the modern era of a sea of horrible horror movies. This one blew me away - a very unnerving/unsettling atmosphere from the beginning of it.The ending made sense to me - I won't give the spoiler away. It's one of those films where in the end they show you a copulation of all the clues that you missed while watching, the answer as to watch you just watched! If you like a good "quiet"/subtle type of horror movie combined with a good vengeful spirit then this is a film for you! I thoroughly enjoyed it - and would love a copy of it in my film library!! It's worth watching a few times to me.9/10

The movie starts smoothly and thrilling and everything. But after half an hour through the movie, i realized that all all that was said in the movie was "Julie!". The movie gave a little bit of suspense, but the whole story doesn't make any sense, and the characters barely have a role in the whole situation. The whole movie is, (a baby is gone from the cradle--then he's back--then he's gone again--and then he's back....!!!!!) I was almost going to quit, but then i remembered that some bad movies have a nice ending. But when the movie ended, it made me even more disappointed. My sister was watching the movie with me, but she fell asleep half way through it. The events are so slow, they show you every single step the character is taking. Then you find out that all those steps lead to nothing. Haas trips every time in such a fake way, and his wife just sits there listening to her name every three minutes. I gave this movie the lowest rating i have ever given a movie, and i do NOT recommend anyone waisting his time watching this corny movie. Thank You

this movie had great build-up...although a little far-fetched at times. i was generally interested in what was going on. but thats the problem i don't know what was going on. the movie just ended. it started this whole rerun thing at the end, showing you scenes from earlier in the movie...most times that part is to help the viewer fill in the gaps and ultimately figure out the movie. that didn't happen. it just confused me more. i assumed on my own that both the baby and mom had died and dad went crazy after wards. but i don't know how or why they died or when he went crazy. i wasn't feeling the old lady especially when her part had no meaning considering the ghost turned out to be mom. or was it? i don't know and don't care. don't watch this crap. oh my mom hated it too.