![]() ![]() It would have been more interesting to see the meat of investigations taking place rather than just hearing someone tell us about them later. It would have been more interesting to see a bit of the primary murder. It would have been more interesting to see some of the backstory with the doctors in real time. Yes, the plot turns out to be a bit complicated, as a good mystery should (otherwise there isn't much for the viewer/reader to figure out), but it's not so complicated that it can only be told through 60 or 70 minutes of talking. At times, you might feel more like you're listening to an audio book. ![]() The build up is extremely dialogue heavy. Unfortunately, although the film is never bad, the rest can't quite live up to the same standard, and viewers have to make it to the end to see an improvement. ![]() There are all of the requisite elements, such as the explanatory wrap-up, of a traditional, quality mystery film. The ending is suspenseful, well plotted and the staging even has intriguing symbolism. Despite never being able to shake its "made for television" feel, the last 20 or 30 minutes of The Cradle Will Fall are quite good-good enough to earn a 9. ![]() Based on the Mary Higgins Clark book of the same name, The Cradle Will Fall tells us the story of Katie DeMaio (Angie Everhart), who unwittingly becomes wrapped up in a complex mystery involving cheating husbands, strange doctors and murder. ![]()
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