One night, Linda Pratman (Darlanne Fluegel) had her baby born in the hospital but at that same moment, an dangerous psychopath (Denise Crosby) had her baby in the same hospital in that night. Four years has passed, Linda's son Adam (Matthew Dupuis) might be autistic. Adam loves to draw but he finds himself fascinated by crime TV shows. At first, Linda noticed how strange her son is coming to be. While deadly accidents are happening in the house or near their house. Linda is starting to convinced that Adam might not be her son. While Adam might not be as innocent he seems to be.
Directed by George Mihalka (Les Boys 4, La Florida, My Bloody Valentine) made an entertaining suspense-thriller with some amusing darkly funny moments. Fluegel and Dupuis are certainly good in the movie. M. Emmet Walsh appears in a small role as Linda's father. James Brolin is certainly in this movie for an paycheck as the candy-loving detective. Perphas what is notable for the movie, it is one of the earlier written scripts by Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Law Abiding Citizen, The Recruit). "The Child" does have some guilty pleasure moments and it is also worth an look. Original title of the film was "Relative Fear". (****/*****).
