Decent, but often used plot. The acting was pretty good especially the antagonist Tess playing both good and evil. It was not perfect and I'd like to bring up a few points that irritated me. Is that how you break the news to the new widow, over the phone? "Hello, your husbands been killed"?
You'll notice many times Tess is just like MacGyver.
It's nice that Tess overheard them say the name of the agency at exactly the right moment in the parking lot. Tess was a pro when it came to computer hacking so fast. Why do most movies have a tendency to cast women who look so similar? Long haired brunettes. Although attractive, couldn't one be a blonde or have short hair to tell them apart easier?
The decorations in the house made it look like a fancy hotel, not a home. Every room was designed from a model home catalog.
Why would the special needs teenager care if he saw them at the other house?
A cord in the puddle doesn't spark like that.
I like how the cop acts like a judge and says they can't kick Tess out.
Wouldn't Maria be calling cops while she's driving to the house after Tess kidnapped her son? I would.
Despite my complaints it was entertaining.
6 Reviews
Hand that Rocks the Cradle formula
phd_travel16 January 2019
A girl poses as caregiver to avenge her fathers death. It's the same formula as The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. It is fairly interesting and it works.
The difference here is an autistic child. Other than that it's not too great.
Ok for one watch but not a must see.
The difference here is an autistic child. Other than that it's not too great.
Ok for one watch but not a must see.
Meh, typical
ryleilove5 September 2023
These reviews are hilarious. This movie is worth no more than 2 maybe 3 stars for effort.
From the very beginning the acting was laughable. The lead actress was talking so loud. Within the first few minutes I found myself asking the air, why is she so loud? She also sounds like she's reading her lines. Her and the actor who plays her husband, have absolutely no chemistry.
The father in the beginning was horrible and unbelievable as someone who was "interested" in her.
His daughter, the villain in this story is no better. Super unbelievable as the daughter living with mom wearing that hat. Yea, uh huh, ok. This 35+ year old woman is playing this I guess 20 something year old? What? It would have been better if she was maybe visiting mom, or if they had her living there, she could have dressed her age.
This movie is nothing new and very typical. An ok watch to get you by but definitely no must see here.
From the very beginning the acting was laughable. The lead actress was talking so loud. Within the first few minutes I found myself asking the air, why is she so loud? She also sounds like she's reading her lines. Her and the actor who plays her husband, have absolutely no chemistry.
The father in the beginning was horrible and unbelievable as someone who was "interested" in her.
His daughter, the villain in this story is no better. Super unbelievable as the daughter living with mom wearing that hat. Yea, uh huh, ok. This 35+ year old woman is playing this I guess 20 something year old? What? It would have been better if she was maybe visiting mom, or if they had her living there, she could have dressed her age.
This movie is nothing new and very typical. An ok watch to get you by but definitely no must see here.
"To Put the World Back in Balance"
lavatch26 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
A deeply troubled young woman loses her father when he was killed in a bizarre accident after attempting to seduce Mariah Wilson. Mariah was trying to escape his clutches when her car slipped out of gear and slid down the driveway, pinning Graham between the vehicle and the gate. Graham died and Mariah escaped with a broken arm. But Mariah then had to confront Graham's daughter, who was driven to revenge in which she intends "to put the world back in balance."
"Killer Caregiver" (a.k.a., "Healing Hands") is a by-the-numbers psycho-on-the-loose film in which Graham's daughter takes the assumed name of Tess Harper and worms her way into the Wilson household as a caregiver for the young son of Maria and Greg.
Tess lied her way into a slot at the Stay Well Agency to be hired by the Wilsons, and Tess had to kill the nice secretary Patty Kennedy along the way. She also carries out a dastardly scheme to murder Kendra, a co-worker of Greg with whom he had a brief affair. In the film's most bizarre scene, Kendra shows up at the Wilsons' home after receiving a phony text message sent by Tess. Poor Kendra is then brutally murdered in Tess's desperate attempt to frame Greg for the crime.
Mariah had some doubts about Tess, which were confirmed when Tess made a minor slip in not telling the truth about her upbringing in Sutterville. A wild and frenetic climactic scene involving a noose occurs when the two immovable forces of Tess and Mariah collide in the very room in Graham's home where the film opened.
While the "Killer Caregiver" had an overall unpleasant feel, the cast was strong and the dialogue was crisp. My favorite character was Eugene, the well-intentioned neighbor boy, who witnesses Tess in front of the home where the accident occurs and desperately seeks to warn Mariah that Tess is bad news. Eugene was a breath of fresh air and a would-be hero who also wanted "to put the world back in balance."
"Killer Caregiver" (a.k.a., "Healing Hands") is a by-the-numbers psycho-on-the-loose film in which Graham's daughter takes the assumed name of Tess Harper and worms her way into the Wilson household as a caregiver for the young son of Maria and Greg.
Tess lied her way into a slot at the Stay Well Agency to be hired by the Wilsons, and Tess had to kill the nice secretary Patty Kennedy along the way. She also carries out a dastardly scheme to murder Kendra, a co-worker of Greg with whom he had a brief affair. In the film's most bizarre scene, Kendra shows up at the Wilsons' home after receiving a phony text message sent by Tess. Poor Kendra is then brutally murdered in Tess's desperate attempt to frame Greg for the crime.
Mariah had some doubts about Tess, which were confirmed when Tess made a minor slip in not telling the truth about her upbringing in Sutterville. A wild and frenetic climactic scene involving a noose occurs when the two immovable forces of Tess and Mariah collide in the very room in Graham's home where the film opened.
While the "Killer Caregiver" had an overall unpleasant feel, the cast was strong and the dialogue was crisp. My favorite character was Eugene, the well-intentioned neighbor boy, who witnesses Tess in front of the home where the accident occurs and desperately seeks to warn Mariah that Tess is bad news. Eugene was a breath of fresh air and a would-be hero who also wanted "to put the world back in balance."
Pretty good
Kristamw3 March 2019
What a great villain. Tess is so "perfect" for Mariah's family. In her secret psycho moments, she is a lot like Peyton from Hand That Rocks the Cradle and Norman Bates with her darker self that writes letters to her dead mother. After all, she has to avenge her parents' death because in her mind, Mariah is responsible for their deaths.
Writing Quality/Character Development: Pretty good. Tess is quite sneaky and good at making things look accidental. The shots where she is alone, and we see her in all her wonderful psychosis, are intriguingly shot with strange screechy music and shots that billow and deflate cyclically.
Values: The security of a marriage even in the face of temptation. A little boy wanting to expose the truth.
Content (sex, language & violence): One scene of the beginnings of sex. No language. Some violence that makes you grab your own wrist (you'll see what I mean), and a couple of quick deaths.
Scare Factor/Suspense: What is scary are the lengths Tess goes to to ruin the mom's life.
The baloney in this one is that the cops say their hands are tied because Tess has "tenants rights", unwilling to listen to the couples' concerns. Outside of that, at least we have a husband who believes in his wife when she says that Tess is dangerous.
And, we get a happy ending with this one.
Goofs
debihill5621 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
About halfway through the movie the girl goes through the sliding door and closes it behind her. The guy goes through the door and closes it most of the way. After that every time the camera angle changes the door position changes.
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