Tense and hair-rising film about a villainous nanny called Peyton who offers her services resulting in fateful consequences. After her humiliated husband kills himself , an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, she has a miscarriage and embarks on a mission of vendetta against a woman and her family. She shows up at the household offering her services as a nanny . When they didn't find her, she chose them. The Bartels couldn't believe how fortunate they were to find Peyton. She breast-feeds the baby , alienating it from its mother. Sister-in-law rumbles her too , but is quickly dispatched in a trap . Their innocence is her opportunity ! . Their trust is her weapon ! . And their destruction, her triumph.... is the hand that rules the world . Trust is her weapon. Innocence her opportunity. Revenge her only desire. Behind a beautiful face, beneath a dangerous smile, lies a rage that can't be stopped. Get rocked January 10th !
Twisted thriller about a merciless woman who'll stop at nothing to get her aims and at whatever cost . Although it has its share of silly moments , this crime thriller well enough made to score points most of the time . Transparent script preys on the worst fears of viewers and doesn't offer anything new or innovative . Decent all cast including the following ones : Annabella Sciorra , Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy , Ernie Hudson , Julianne Moore and John de Lancie . Here stands out Rebecca DeMornay who gives a creepy acting as the nanny from hell, in an otherwise predictable thriller. DeMornay is icy as the avengeful woman , outshining other protagonists, while Annabella Sciorra does as well as she can as the suffering wife and Matt McCoy who has the thankless character of the husband and Ernie Hudson is a handyman who becomes suspicious when the evil servant has him tagged as an abuser.
The motion picture was well directed by Curtis Hanson . He began screenwriting and directing in the early 1970s, but didn't see serious success until he directed The hand that rocks the Cradle (1992). That film, which starred Rebecca De Mornay as a revenge-seeking nanny, became a major hit. Hanson went on to direct Wild River (1994) with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. Hanson also was in the director's chair for Wonder boys (2000), starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Douglas that is considered his best work by many fans and critics. His breakthrough as an acclaimed filmmaker came with L. A. Confidential (1997), which he co-wrote and directed. Hanson won a screenwriting Oscar for the film. Hanson also directed Eminem's tale of Detroit hip-hop, 8 mile (2002). Hanson went on writing, producing and directing films until his death in 2016 at 71. Rating : 6/10 , acceptable and passable thriller with some terrifying elements . See this one for DeMornay's Jekyll and Hyde acting .
Twisted thriller about a merciless woman who'll stop at nothing to get her aims and at whatever cost . Although it has its share of silly moments , this crime thriller well enough made to score points most of the time . Transparent script preys on the worst fears of viewers and doesn't offer anything new or innovative . Decent all cast including the following ones : Annabella Sciorra , Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy , Ernie Hudson , Julianne Moore and John de Lancie . Here stands out Rebecca DeMornay who gives a creepy acting as the nanny from hell, in an otherwise predictable thriller. DeMornay is icy as the avengeful woman , outshining other protagonists, while Annabella Sciorra does as well as she can as the suffering wife and Matt McCoy who has the thankless character of the husband and Ernie Hudson is a handyman who becomes suspicious when the evil servant has him tagged as an abuser.
The motion picture was well directed by Curtis Hanson . He began screenwriting and directing in the early 1970s, but didn't see serious success until he directed The hand that rocks the Cradle (1992). That film, which starred Rebecca De Mornay as a revenge-seeking nanny, became a major hit. Hanson went on to direct Wild River (1994) with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. Hanson also was in the director's chair for Wonder boys (2000), starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Douglas that is considered his best work by many fans and critics. His breakthrough as an acclaimed filmmaker came with L. A. Confidential (1997), which he co-wrote and directed. Hanson won a screenwriting Oscar for the film. Hanson also directed Eminem's tale of Detroit hip-hop, 8 mile (2002). Hanson went on writing, producing and directing films until his death in 2016 at 71. Rating : 6/10 , acceptable and passable thriller with some terrifying elements . See this one for DeMornay's Jekyll and Hyde acting .