Review – The Cradle

This movie reminds me of The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” parody of Poe’s “The Raven.” After Homer opens the door to find the hallway empty, Bart cynically asks, “Y’know what would have been scarier than nothing? Anything!” Former child star Lukas Haas plays a guy who moves to the country with his highly-neurotic wife and newborn child. Some kind of vague, supernatural menace starts to emerge from a neighbor’s backstory after an hour or so, but by then the young couple’s bickering and random wandering around have more than worn out the movie’s welcome. Wish I’d skipped it