When the Bough Breaks
Screen Gems | Release Date: September 9, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeSep 9, 2016
When The Bough Breaks resembles nothing more than a cheap fast-food burger served on fine china: Tasty, sure, and quite enjoyable in the moment. But once the credits roll and the primal centers of the brain stimulated by guilty pleasures like this one return to normal, all you’ll remember is that it looked prettier than usual. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 10, 2016
Under the workmanlike direction of Jon Cassar (“Forsaken”), “Bough” breaks little new or inspired ground as it spins out its mildly effective, occasionally silly cautionary tale. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe LeydonSep 9, 2016
The presence of a predominantly African-American cast arguably is the only distinguishing characteristic of this by-the-numbers thriller. Read full review
40
TheWrapDan CallahanSep 9, 2016
When the Bough Breaks is a very conservative film that ducks any issues that might be dramatically interesting in order to work up lame suspense sequences. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 13, 2016
From its New Orleans mansion and penthouse office suites, to its Mercedes and parties packed with haute couture glamour, it presents a vision of aspiration and achievement that Hollywood generally ignores. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comNick AllenSep 9, 2016
While empathy is first to go in the tasteless When the Bough Breaks, there is nothing good in its place. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiSep 14, 2016
When the Bough Breaks could have offered some cheap thrills, but it ends up a neutered, paint-by-numbers snoozefest, not even worthy for cable syndication. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSep 10, 2016
A lazily written and generically directed Fatal Attraction knockoff. Read full review
20
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 10, 2016
There’s not an ounce of suspense in any of this, because you’ve seen it all before, and the director, Jon Cassar, seems uninterested in veering from the well-established formula. Read full review
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