Review (c)1998 eric lurio
Hush
Directed by Jonathan Darby
A few decades back, every comedian did what's called a `mother-in-law joke.' You know the thing about the old battle axe who would make the hero's life hell.
This is one loooooooonnnng mother-in-law joke.
Helen(Gwyneth Paltrow) and Jackson (Johnathon Schaech) have been living with each other for some time, and Jackson decides to take her home to meet mom. Biiiiiiiiig mistake!
For Mom in this case is a psycho named Martha(Jessica Lange), every misogynist's worst nightmare.
She's a clawing, cloying, sarcastic lying bitch with murder on her mind. Lange has a great time with her and shows that she can chew the scenery with the best of them.
To make matters worse, Mother-in-law hates her Mother-in-law(Nina Foch) who is given the best lines. So, of course, she becomes Helen's soulmate and Martha tries to kill her.
Probably for getting the best lines.
The problem here is the script. In the words of Norman, patron saint of Movie Critics, `It Stinks!' You know what's going to happen a mile away.
Gwyneth Paltrow seems lost here. She's been in lots of classy films in the recent past and doesn't seem to know how she managed to wind up in a cheesy thriller like this one.
Come to think of it, neither do I.
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