The Netherwoods (Keith Carradine and Daryl Hannah) are bad parents. They break into people's homes and steal food, leaving their daughter Janie (Julia Devin) in the car to occupy herself. So the state takes Janie away from them and puts her up for adoption. Unfortunately for Janie's new parents, the Cliftons (Moira Kelly and Vincent Spano), the state didn't catch the Netherwoods, and the bad parents want their daughter back. This summary, though accurate, isn't fair to The Tie That Binds; despite the broad strokes of the plot, the movie is surprisingly successful at creating suspense. The violent scenes are both effectively brutal and effectively restrained--what we see looks like it hurts, but the most gruesome violence happens offscreen. The performances aren't subtle, but like the movie itself, they're grounded enough in reality to sustain the suspense. The gorgeous cinematography lends itself to some beautiful images (a sheet blown away by the wind, fireflies flickering in front of an unfinished house) that create a unusually graceful sense of impending danger. This may not have played as well on the big screen, but in the intimacy of your own home The Tie That Binds has an accumulating creepiness that will last longer than the jagged shocks and jolts of most recent thrillers. --Bret Fetzer
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When criminals John and Leann flee from the scene of a crime, they leave their young daughter Janie behind. Luckily for the child, yuppie couple Russell and Dana gladly bring the girl into their home, and consider adopting her. But Janie's lowlife parents want their daughter back, so they set out to reclaim the girl, killing anyone in their way. This sets the stage for a brutal confrontation between the two sets of parents, the result of which will affect Janie's life forever.
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Hot Hollywood favorite Daryl Hannah (My Favorite Martian) leads an all-star cast in The Tie That Binds – from the producers of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle! When a childless couple (Moira Kelly – TV's The West Wing and Vincent Spano – the Prophecy 3: The Ascent) adopts an abandoned little girl, they discover a happiness they have never known before. But their new family is violently shattered when the girl's natural parents – a dangerous pair of outlaws (Hannah, and Keith Carradine – Andre) – reappear to claim what's theirs! I
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