Baby Obsession

That baby at birth looked like she was 4 months old.

As I write this in December 2018, IMDB does not list this as a made for TV movie. I find that hard to believe. It seems like a stereotypical Lifetime movie. They have certain plots and "rules" they follow in just about every movie. This hits a number of them; someone seeking revenge for a years-old wrong done to them (real or imagined), characters doing illogical things, and an ending that happens, too easily, in the last few minutes of the movie. Oh, and the bad guy gets away, because no one pays attention to them after they knock them out or whatever. So the last scene is the bad guy starting the same thing over again somewhere else. Those, along with other elements in the movie, couldn't be more typical of a Lifetime made for TV movie.

Cartel Pictures and The Cartel are listed as the Production Companies, and they also produce many Lifetime movies. Even with the original title of "Baby Obsession", I have to believe IMDB made a mistake, and this is indeed a TV movie. The only thing missing is Tom Berry and/or Pierre David as Executive Producers, since they are responsible for a great many Lifetime movies - though not all of them. This certainly wouldn't have any success as a feature release or even a straight-to-DVD release.

The cast is second rate even for Lifetime. The story is very deja vu and lacks novelty or subtlety. A nanny who wants the kid and SIDS are the elements of this thriller.

Don't bother.

I am not a viewer of Lifetime films. The only reason for me to go through them from time to time is because of the actors I've known from daytime television. Is this movie groundbreaking, inspiring, heartbreaking or touching? The answer is none of them. Projects like this one are only a way to get paycheque in order for these actors to support their families. Nothing more. Luckily, "Baby Obsession" (aka Your Baby is Mine) is passable to this audience thanks to the satisfactory interpretations of female lead and antagonist. I am glad that Linsey play the good girl, a protective and strong mother, and not the typical psychopath or victim unlike the other two lifetime films which she has done recently. Perhaps that explains why her acting isn't onenote and OTT here. I am also relieved that Alicia is able to make her character somewhat sympathetic, not the stereotypical villain which I would expect from Lifetime.