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This movie started off with a lot of promise, which continued right up until the end. Was what the mother was experiencing real, or part of a mental illness? Was there a secret she was hiding all along? Was there an evil entity involved?

But then, in the last 10 minutes or so, it completely fell apart. Totally. The worst ending of any movie I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot, because a lot of psychological/horror/thrillers have disappointing endings.

I know made-for-TV movies have limited budgets and time to film, but still, the writer had no idea how to coherently end this movie. No director or producer helped create one, either. It just ended without resolving any of the questions I raised above. It tried to, sort of, with the very ending, but it made no sense. That was just tacked on to give the illusion of a conclusion.

Such a letdown. More so because of the intriguing main part of the film. When it was over, I felt I had wasted my time watching it.

This actually is an enjoyable type horror-thriller. The lead actress, Victoria Pratt, is charismatic and gives a convincing performance. As indeed do all the players in the film. In brief, mother loses her young daughter in a river 'accident' and believes rightly or not, that her new baby has been taken over by the spirit of her deceased daughter and intends harm to the said mother.Or is she just hallucinating? The movie is very atmospheric.

Excellent musical score if one listens closely; and the set design and direction is compelling. A lot of the picture is set in a spooky old house. Add to that an apparent killer baby, then well who can resist this film?! So whilst I am not entirely satisfied with the climatic ending all in all it is my opinion the movie deserves 6 and half out of 10, rounded up thus:

7/10.