Una buena madre

Cringe worthy dialogue, plot twists telegraphed miles ahead, and poor performances from every actor. This movie will have you asking, "wasn't there supposed to be an "is" in the title?"

What a waste of a fine talent like Elisabeth Harnois. She is a wonderful actress but this script and plot puts her in the lowest of LMN female personalities: "Oh, although I hardly know you, I trust you completely because you say you are my friend. I trust you more than I trust my best friend, my husband, and my doctors. I will even get people killed due to my gullibility!" OH, COME ON!!

Villain motivations are so weak on Lifetime. Given the circumstances, how in the world would Kelly have found out Emily was the patient that (she believes) was chosen over her? That unnecessarily complicates the storyline. Her character was on eleven, and her whole personality would have had me on edge.

There are better versions of this theme. The baby movies tend to annoy me the most because it's just so hard to believe that Lifetime believes that so many first time mothers and fathers are so trusting of strangers. Particularly when they choose the strangers over their friends, and of course it always costs the friend/s their lives before the lead character buys a clue.

This is a good strong suspense where you are wondering why Kelly, the wacko woman who has just killed the neighbor who lives across from pregnant Emily, kills the neighbor. It is clear that she has her sights set on Emily. They are both pregnant, and Emily instantly takes to Kelly's hospitality. What isn't clear is why Kelly is so focused on Emily. That mystery is what makes this story line particularly engaging. Emily and her husband have already endured the heartbreak of a full month term stillborn pregnancy, so even though she is nearing the end of her final trimester, Emily continues to hold doubts and fears about the viability of this new baby. Kelly seamlessly steps in to offer consolation. But Emily's close friend Susan wonders at the swift intimate friendship. Too bad no one has a clue what Kelly is really up to. The title doesn't make sense as Emily's baby is never 'gone' or taken, so a more appropriate title would have made better sense. Once we get to the reveal, the answers are shocking. The motive is well explained. The one problem I had, though, was how Kelly hurried us through her reasons, spelling them out in a way that felt too on the nose. What would have been better would be a playing out of some scenes to show us, but overall, an enjoyable thrill ride.