Good film.
Jeffrey L. Machado | So. Attleboro, MA USA | 06/15/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The actor performances were excellent, especially Daryll Hannah and Moira Kelly. The movie is never boring and I feel it is very underrated. The ending is full of fiery action and I think that it is one of the better thrillers(more than Single White Female and Fatal Attraction). I'd reccommend it. The color , pans, and tilts in the cinematography along with the music make the film very intimate and enjoyable."
Not Entirely Bad
Joshua Miller | Coeur d'Alene,ID | 02/08/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
""The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" was a little better than
"The Tie That Binds" but this movie is a good movie.After a couple break into a house to steal some food for their daughter and the cops show up their little daughter Janie is taken to an orphanage by the Cliftons,a decent couple who don't have any children.Problem is the Cliftons don't know that Janie's parents are outlaws and are trying to find her and will stop at nothing to do so.Even if they have to kill everyone they know to do it.
The movie has pretty good performances by Daryl Hannah and Keith Carradine.Don't listen to the other reviews on the internet,this is a pretty good movie.B for the movie,B for the acting.Enjoy!!!"
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY TIES
Michael Butts | Martinsburg, WV USA | 02/05/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Lovely little Julia Devin as Janie, the little girl in this well crafted thriller, is the soul of this movie, and her plight and situation forms the crux of this movie. Director Wesley Strick has added some beautiful visual scenes: a sheet blowing in the wind; fireflies flickering in front of the vacant house; little Janie framed in a window with curtains blowing and a picturesque night sky. Daryl Hannah and Keith Carradine are ominously evil in their roles as Janie's real criminal parents; Vincent Spano and Moira Kelly offer a nice counterpoint to these evil duo and display a strong, nurturing relationship for Janie. There are a couple of plot holes: why didn't they ever find the social worker after her demise? What makes Hannah turn on Carradine? But, as far as this type of thriller goes, THE TIE THAT BINDS is a worthy entry."