Nifty and smart whodunit with some horror elements
Paul A. Klinger | Granada Hills, California United States | 03/13/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This little known made for Canadian Cable TV film from 1994 is one of my
all time favorites and I was delighted to see it is now on DVD. Two
baboes are born at the outset of the film (Supposedly in Burlington VT),
one to a woman who is in custody and the other to a highly educated
couple. Right away the viewer is led to suspect the babies have somehow
been switched, either by accident or on purpose. Four years later, the
couples boy is mute and diagnosed with autism. Then a series of murders
occur at or near their house, and suspicion is distributed to the boy who
is fascinated with crime on TV, as well as all the principals. There are
some truly frightening moments, but no blood or gore. The ending will
probably surprise most viewers. The scene where the mother finds her
bio child at an orphanage is heart tugging. Albeit the ending is a bit
farfetched, but overall very satisfying, at least for me."