He only has one previously script produced, which was for the movie Sleepwalkers. Speaking of the script, this particular one was written by Jack Olsen. A young actress, who is offered a character with some substance, but unfortunately, the character is in a movie with an awful script. Most of all, she reminds me of Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls.
The only reason for this should be the fact that she has realized how camp the story seems, and plays the character accordingly. Anna is portrayed by Jaz Sinclair, who seems pretty over the top much of the time. Theo Rossi ( Sons of Anarchy) doesn’t have a big role, but he seems a lot more realistic and credible as Anna’s asshole boyfriend, who isn’t as smart as he thinks. Specifically, so Anna – the Lolita surrogate – can run around half-naked and throw herself at the husband. Not because it makes sense for her character, but because it’s necessary for the story to unfold. Of course, the only reason she is going after her career now, is so that she’ll be out of the house. The woman is awesome, but her character as the baby-crazy woman, who also wants a career and is actively pursuing it, is boring. A wonderful actress, who many horror fans might know from the horror spoof Scary Movie franchise. The character, storyline and dialogue is just so damn bad.
At least not in any good way! Not that his acting is bad. Because it certainly isn’t a role he will be remembered for. Morris Chestnut is one of the producers, which must be the only reason why he’s playing the lead role. Good actors cannot save the story of When the Bough Breaks Then don’t make the guy a lawyer, because this is simply insane!Įspecially after having established how quickly he can help the poor young girl with his superhero lawyer skills, when her boyfriend is causing problems. Also, the husband is a hot-shot lawyer, but somehow has no idea what their rights are in regards to their own baby until after the surrogate goes rogue.
To watch this strong and intelligent married couple unable to handle the Lolita-like surrogate is simply not believable. The martyr even! Or actually, he’s pretty weak and borderline embarrasing. What is very clear from beginning to end, is the fact that the husband is the hero. Uh sure, because what chef doesn’t just salivate at the idea of getting a desk job? Of course, we never actually see her cooking and suddenly she’s thrilled at the idea of becoming a CEO. Of course, When the Bough Breaks does make a strange effort of giving the wife a fancy job. Never both, because we all know women can’t multitask. At the core of the story, women are capable of focusing on either their baby or the man they want. But even where these tropes are concerned, the story can’t really stick to any one idea. Either that or they’re just down-right psychotic. The women are mainly eye-candy that seem unable to act on their own. It all seems like some cheap thrills fantasy written by a man in the woes of a mid-life crisis. Basically, for you to enjoy this movie, you will need to shut off any and all logic. And, unfortunately for When the Bough Breaks, you will have seen them done better, as well. You’ll be able to guess every single little “twist”, because you’ve seen them all a million times before. The story is simply too bad and the characters are one-dimensional and boring. When the Bough Breaks feels like a movie that should’ve been released in the early 1990s and not now. The only thing scary about this movie is how bad the story is! Calling When the Bough Breaks a horror-drama is definitely overselling it.