When the Bough Breaks

quick hit: when the bough breaks is the kind of domestic thriller that stars to go wrong right from the get-go. the tale of a surrogate mother who fixates on the father is poorly-written, limply directed and overacted throughout. morris chestnut, regina hall, theo rossi, michael k. williams and jaz sinclair are fine actors but they either couldn't find the right tone here or weren't interested in doing so. nothing is particularly engaging, everything is predictable and the slick but overly-safe production look does nothing to help it rise above. this is a movie that proves that a read more