Even after viewing the most pathetic cinematic dreck, I try to avoid the word "stupid" (I once had an English professor who discouraged its use), but that's ultimately the best way to describe "The Baby," a film that's either weirdly stupid or stupidly weird. It is sporadically interesting, but simply doesn't go far enough in its tale of a perky social worker trying to gain custody of 'Baby,' a grown adult male cared for by a gravel -voiced mother and two 'weird' sisters. Director Ted Post seems to have been shooting for a "Spider Baby" vibe, but comes up short on all counts; if this were a carnival sideshow, I'd angrily ask for my money back. The pace frequently drags, there's nary a likable character, and too often it feels like the movie is just killing time in the blandest possible way (to make that idiotic ending seem all the more 'exciting,' perhaps?).
Review of The Baby
