The Baby Swindler (2023 TV Movie)
Obvious movie is obvious and it dragged on too long
5 April 2023
Warning: Spoilers
That's not spoiler (but I'll mark it anyways). Occam's Razor applies here: the simplest explanation is the right one. This movie was so obvious from the first three scenes that it was annoying to sit through. I only finished it on the wildly off chance that Lifetime would surprise me. So many signs telegraphing the mystery.

Oh but Susie is not blameless and should be held accountable for her actions. What's with trusting complete strangers after no time at all? She was so hesitant with women her doctor actually vetted that her acceptance of Lorna was absurd (not a spoiler). Is making characters so dumb the only way these movies can work (rhetorical)? Why would she, after meeting this girl once: 1.not even verify she's who she says she is and 2.not even talk to the doctors/nurses about the procedure. She just took Lorna's word for it that the implantation worked out swimmingly and there was nothing more she needed to know. Absolutely ridiculous. It just gets more absurd with the things happening that don't cause Susie to buy a clue. For as skeptical and hesitant as she was in the beginning, giving Lorna so much leeway when it was HER eggs was just weird. She was cautious until it was convenient not to be.

The movie then just continually adds details which dilute the story but honestly don't distract from what you will realize is going on. Suze got her friend killed bc she didn't want to go to the police. How many "friends" have to die so the protag can do what she (usually) wants? Her friend Helen absolutely deserved better.

Sucks that this was so predictable and uninteresting bc I really like Jason C and the actresses who play Susie, Grace, and Lorna. I've seen them all in better stuff. It took me three tries and I finally just decided to watch it while wfh since I would have fewer distractions. I probably won't watch this again.

Something positive: the baby was adorable. Another positive: the climax was predictable, but had a "twist" that I didn't expect. Kind of shocking actually, so props for that.

PS...You could even tell that was SPOILER in the standard movie attacker gear.
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