I'm talking bout the movie Baby Blues, (2008) Written and Directed by Lars Jacobson and co directed by Amar Kaleka, I'm going to be talking about the movie so this is my Spoiler Alert. This is an extremely disturbing movie, all the more so because it is based on true events. It was filmed in Savannah Georgia, and makes the most of it's location shooting. The scene is a rural farm house. Mom, played by Colleen Porch has five children, the youngest being three months old, the sister is four years old, the two brothers are Seven, and the oldest Jimmy, played by Ridge Canipe is ten. Dad played by Joel Bryant, is loving, but works on the road, and is prone to be gone.
One fine day, While out hanging clothes, the scarecrow tells Mom something, and she looses her mind, and turns homicidal.
They diagnose this as Postpartum Depression, and say, "It happens, but there is a cure", with medication and the like. Jimmy could see that Mom was acting odd, but nobody listened when he tried to tell them. By the end of the film, he survives to witness his brothers and sisters, killed brutally by a monster that was his Mother, and who is determined that Jimmy will be caught and killed.
The conclusion of the film is however almost more shocking then the events that preceded them. Simply put, I wanted to strangle the Father. Disturbing, Yes, but also well done. Effective acting by the children facing a horrendous situation. Strong production values all around, well shot, by Matthew MacCarthy, Edited by Amardeep Kaleka and effectively scored by Micahael Filmowicz. A powerful film but not a pleasant one. Eight out of Ten, "Can they film that?" Stars
One fine day, While out hanging clothes, the scarecrow tells Mom something, and she looses her mind, and turns homicidal.
They diagnose this as Postpartum Depression, and say, "It happens, but there is a cure", with medication and the like. Jimmy could see that Mom was acting odd, but nobody listened when he tried to tell them. By the end of the film, he survives to witness his brothers and sisters, killed brutally by a monster that was his Mother, and who is determined that Jimmy will be caught and killed.
The conclusion of the film is however almost more shocking then the events that preceded them. Simply put, I wanted to strangle the Father. Disturbing, Yes, but also well done. Effective acting by the children facing a horrendous situation. Strong production values all around, well shot, by Matthew MacCarthy, Edited by Amardeep Kaleka and effectively scored by Micahael Filmowicz. A powerful film but not a pleasant one. Eight out of Ten, "Can they film that?" Stars