Jonathan Darby directs Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow and Johnathon Schaech in this thriller where newlyweds move to the family thoroughbred horse ranch, only the mother resolves to get rid of her new daughter-in-law.

The Mother-In-Law-From-Hell. This psycobiddy throwback sat on the shelf for years until Paltrow became a name. So they reshot the ending, defanging it of any trace levels of excitement. Even with the final fumble it idles about not knowing when, if ever, it should start going hard. A turkey.

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Perfect Double Bill: Mother’s Boys (1993)

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