Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. “The Bad Seed” had the potential to have fun with a well-established but outdated story, but in the end, its lack of narrative chutzpah has led to a basket of misses. This is not merely foreshadowing it’s spoiling. Most baffling of all is that Lifetime’s remake gives away quite a bit in the opening sequence of images, as if to undermine its own tension and surprises. In addition, a few nods are made to LeRoy’s classic, such as casting the first “Bad Seed” herself, the Oscar-nominated McCormack, as Emma’s psychiatrist. Mckenna Grace and Patty McCormack, “The Bad Seed”įans of the original film at least get an extra dimension to their viewing experience by virtue of seeing what is different, including whether or not the ending stays true to William Marsh’s book, the 1956 version that had to meet the Motion Picture Production Code, or is its own beast entirely. From the New York Times-bestselling author of Goodnight Already comes the charming story of the Bad Seed, a grumpy and mischievous character who may not be. Since this is on Lifetime, it really should’ve gone the latter route. Based on the play by Maxwell Anderson (Anne of the Thousand Days), its an eerie examination of the question of nature versus nurture in the. Either make the story scarier by allowing Emma to really dig into her sinister side, or make it campier. Lifetime’s version hasn’t really been amped up for today’s audiences who are far too savvy about killer kids in movies. She’s a rebel who curses and calls her employer a DILF.ĭespite the superficial updates, “The Bad Seed” is surprisingly tame, even compared to the original, which was frightening for its heightened melodrama and claustrophobic setting (it was based on a play that had been adapted from William Marsh’s novel of the same name), not to mention Patty McCormack’s demented take on a homicidal child. Enter the babysitter/nanny Chloe (Sarah Dugdale), who adds a half-hearted homewrecker vibe to the proceedings. He just works from home out of his garage, okay? That allows him to be on hand often but just distracted enough to need to hire someone to care for Emma when he’s not available. David is a widower who designs chairs or something like that. Rob Lowe and Grace starred in Lifetime’s The Bad Seed, written by Barbara Marshall and directed by Lowe, which reimagined the cult 1956 psychological horror film that was based on the.
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