Tss5078 This is one twisted movie! I don't care how true the stories is, who in their right mind wants to sit and watch a film about a crazy mother who picks off her young children one at a time? This film was just so disturbing on so many levels, that I had to turn it off. I can't believe that a studio would actually produce something like this! Besides the horrifying plot the film goes way over the top with the blood and gore, as if the story wasn't disturbing enough. As for the acting, well it's about as horrific as the storyline, I honestly think the children may have written some of their own lines. If that wasn't bad enough, the film is shot in a way that looks like it was produced at the dawn of color television in the 1950's, and being that most of it takes place at night, you could hardly see what the hell was going on half the time. This was one of the worst movies I have seen in a very long time and I don't think anyone in their right mind should waste their time on it!

kimlwalker This movie was good, but it could have been so much better. It could have been the SCARRIEST MOVIE EVER!!! What could be scarier than your own mother loosing her mind & coming after you to kill you & brothers & sisters. The film was shot well & the acting was good (the mothers acting was VERY good) The filmmakers did a good job of keeping me on the edge of my seat, but I do think they fell short in couple of areas. The mother's transition into madness was not done well. They should have spent more time letting us get to know her, (though I did like talking in the mirror ala Travis Bickel in Taxie Driver) The other thing that DROVE ME CRAZY was the children's lack of reaction to deaths of the their siblings!! If you see your brother or sister killed by your mother, you would not only be scarred, but HORRIFIED!! The filmmakers also did not give us chance to feel the lose of children we had gotten to know. When each one was killed, we just moved on to the chase, like a tired Friday The 13th sequel. But despite it's short comings, I was still on the edge of my seat throughout last half of the movie. It's definitely worth checking out.

Siamois Lately, I have been disappointed by the overgenerous ratings on IMDb and so, it is with skepticism that I watched "Baby Blues". I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the experience despite some flaws in this modest production.I should also point out that I hate spoilers (and try to keep my reviews free of them) and try to avoid any blurbs before watching a movie. I expected a somewhat mild, made-for-TV drama/thriller and boy, was I wrong! Without spoiling anything, be aware that this movie can be deemed *extremely* disturbing to many viewers. The basic plot follows a modest rural family in the south, where young children have to cope with an absent father and an unstable mother being prone to some form of the "baby blues".The direction is quite raw but achieves the tension required to make it work. One must deplore the opening, which states the sensationalist "based on actual events" but is really just a cheap, marketing stunt. The film, is in fact, not based on actual events at all and there is even a disclaimer in the end titles clearing that up. However, the basic plot is more than enough to make a worthy thriller (and it bears to be repeated, some scenes are very disturbing and might qualify this as horror for many). The co-directors both developed the characters just enough for us to care, although it seems in the end, some of the actual development of the father figure played by Joel Bryant doesn't pay off.Without a doubt, I think the element of this production that will be most talked about (besides the disturbing events suffered by the children) will be the lead actress Colleen Porch, who plays the mother. I can't say I have ever noticed her (she did appear in a CSI episode I must have watched, but I have no memory of it whatsoever) but there is no way you can miss her interesting and very promising performance here. The directors must have realized this too, as it seems they highlight her performances at times. Porch's characterization as the mother is uneven and she does overact at times, yet more often than not, she pulls it off brilliantly. The result is at times very impressive and will remind some of Jack Nicholson's Torrance in "The Shining". Colleen's role requires nuances that she doesn't master yet but she definitely has screen presence and I would love to see her in other roles. Beautiful, intense eyes too! As for the kids, they do well. Ridge Canipe, the eldest, takes some time to get used to yet in the end, wins us over and as he grows comfortable in his role, so does the empathy we feel for his character.Is this a great movie? No. The direction is at times on the goofy side. Photography and lighting are on par with small productions. There are exceptions, like some great shots of the environment, or some solid angles during tensed scenes, only for the next one to be a head scratcher. Like the acting, it's very inconsistent, very hit-and-miss. But again, the talent is there and that makes it a good, solid entry.It's difficult to label the movie. There's enough genuine drama for this to be a drama. There are some thrills. And there are horrific scenes. The direction and script seems to borrow from several flicks, from classic to cult classic. There's definitely more style than substance, yet an honest attempt at substance is there.Somewhere between The Shining, High Tension, Single White Female and Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door, this movie is a mish-mash of genres and an independent production that shows its flaws, yet succeeds in engaging you and giving a decent thrill ride.And ironically enough, although the co-directors are nowhere near as accomplished or as ambitious as Michael Haneke, Baby Blues also achieves what "Funny Games" set out to do far more effectively, and without even trying. I give it a good 6 and hope to see more of Lars E. Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka, Ridge Canipe, Joel Bryant and especially, the very intriguing Colleen Porch.

tux-12 This film may remind The Night of the Hunter, not only because of the same theme of a kid fighting an adult and trying to protect siblings, but also for the quality of suspense, directing and acting.There are differences. Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is a dangerous fanatic, who is after money. He is full of hate, but not completely insane. So, Colleen Porch, excellent as the mother affected by baby blues, is more to compare to Jack Torrance in The Shining, or the woman in À L'Intérieur (Inside). You can feel the same progression of their tormented mind until the irreversible point where schizophrenia takes over and they plunge into madness.The frightening atmosphere and violence of Haute Tension (High Tension) is also there. Corn fields at night have been used in many films, and here again in a scary chase. There are in fact, many individual elements that have been seen elsewhere, such as Mom breaking the door with a chopper, similar to Jack using an axe in The Shining, and more that I will let you identify easily. But it would be a mistake to think that the director/writer has just stolen ideas from other films of this category. He has made a terrific job, because more than in many of these films, the story is actually believable. It says during the opening that it is based on actual events. It is possible, even if it cannot be the exact story as shown in the film.For all those who enjoyed the masterpieces of terror that I mentioned, and to which it can be compared, I strongly suggest to watch it.