The Prodigy

film #2 of hooptober the 6th: the producers cut killer kid movies are a tricky proposition. they all follow the same format, and often there's not much outside of the names, locations and a few plot points that are different. that's where the prodigy finds its strength. this isn't the first time we've ever seen this particular take on the evil child, but it's rare enough that the film feels like at least a moderately fresh premise. that's helped along thanks to a good performance from taylor schilling as the mother of the titular dark child, and solid (if unspectacular) work by young jackson... read more

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4 the prodigy la premisa aunque ya vista en otras peliculas es alentadora. pero la forma en que luego va transcurriendo se va desinflando, hasta saber que todo va a ir cliché tras cliché y sin apenas sorpresas. flojita. read more