That would be Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer's mom who played Mrs. Kramer. Though she left her husband and son, she returns after an injury to their son and a nasty custody battle ensues. A far superior movie.
This movie has the good, the bad and indifferent. The pacing was very slow and the cinematography was average. The editing was lacking as it bounced around aimlessly. The character development was minimal but you get an outline of who they are. Divorce is in progress and the custody battle ensues. Mom is the domineering, breadwinning shrew and Dad is the hapless milquetoast. Mom returns to work for her father as an attorney because Dad is in a perpetual pity party for one, due to his one-hit wonder of a comic book. Initially it's the chicken and egg scenerio but when you see that video in happier times, it's clear her attitude evolves as he devolves. Never good,though, when you have children.
He lives in this past glory futilely attempting to resurrect it but it appears he revels in his pity with the babysitter who thinks he's a genius. See where this could be headed??!!
Theeeeennnn...sheishitbyacarandkilled. Problem solved. No it is not...Now it's Daddy's turn.
The sitter is more interested in the father than her charge but the daughter is more interested in her imaginary world. This is where reality begins to clash with the otherworldly.
At this point, it's still slow. There are typical cliches such as; oh it's just a dream, now it's hallucinating and now it's supernatural in their world.
Then you have the requisite medical condition that foreshadows an upcoming plot turn. This time it's a peanut allergy. Though only approximately 1% of the population has such an allergy, it seems 75% of those are movie and TV characters.
The new trend seems to be the creepy contortionist creature. I've seen many in the past few years, the last being Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, which is also a better movie. This is by no means an insult to the talents of Troy James, he is one of the highlights of the movie. If they continue using this trope, he will be working steadily for a long time.
I was sure of the killer in this and I was right, so that was anti-climatic, as was the ending. The pace picked up in the latter third but it was predictable.
Another plus were the sinister dolls and the artwork. It was a clever idea to have the Dad as a comic book writer/artist. It lent well to the story.
I personally will not watch this again but it wasn't a waste of time.
This movie has the good, the bad and indifferent. The pacing was very slow and the cinematography was average. The editing was lacking as it bounced around aimlessly. The character development was minimal but you get an outline of who they are. Divorce is in progress and the custody battle ensues. Mom is the domineering, breadwinning shrew and Dad is the hapless milquetoast. Mom returns to work for her father as an attorney because Dad is in a perpetual pity party for one, due to his one-hit wonder of a comic book. Initially it's the chicken and egg scenerio but when you see that video in happier times, it's clear her attitude evolves as he devolves. Never good,though, when you have children.
He lives in this past glory futilely attempting to resurrect it but it appears he revels in his pity with the babysitter who thinks he's a genius. See where this could be headed??!!
Theeeeennnn...sheishitbyacarandkilled. Problem solved. No it is not...Now it's Daddy's turn.
The sitter is more interested in the father than her charge but the daughter is more interested in her imaginary world. This is where reality begins to clash with the otherworldly.
At this point, it's still slow. There are typical cliches such as; oh it's just a dream, now it's hallucinating and now it's supernatural in their world.
Then you have the requisite medical condition that foreshadows an upcoming plot turn. This time it's a peanut allergy. Though only approximately 1% of the population has such an allergy, it seems 75% of those are movie and TV characters.
The new trend seems to be the creepy contortionist creature. I've seen many in the past few years, the last being Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, which is also a better movie. This is by no means an insult to the talents of Troy James, he is one of the highlights of the movie. If they continue using this trope, he will be working steadily for a long time.
I was sure of the killer in this and I was right, so that was anti-climatic, as was the ending. The pace picked up in the latter third but it was predictable.
Another plus were the sinister dolls and the artwork. It was a clever idea to have the Dad as a comic book writer/artist. It lent well to the story.
I personally will not watch this again but it wasn't a waste of time.