Movie review
Hush
1998 · Horror/Thriller · Reviewed Sep 3, 2026
10 / 10
JEFF APPROVED!
Jeff’s final score for Hush — one man, one couch, one honest number.
Content noteHorror/thriller: not recommended for young children; strong sexual content, nudity, brief violence, scenes discussing childbirth and potential miscarriage, scene depicting a mugging, some medical scenes, mature themes, minor graphic scenes, scenes which discuss pregnancy
This movie follows a new mother in law who appears to be welcoming to her new daughter in law when her son brings her home for the holidays. As time goes on, she begins to retract her original feelings towards her son's new bride and plots to end the relationship at any cost after the pair reveal their plans to get married and announce that they are having a baby.
Jeff’s take
This was another movie I had a hard time formulating a review for. I had a long day yesterday and I may have underestimated how tired I was from the day's events as I fell asleep about 15 minutes into this movie only to awaken halfway through having lost my general perception of what this movie was about. Even though this is the first time I saw this movie, I had previously heard about it's premise and this helped a little bit in being able to formulate a review despite a big chunk of the movie being missed. On the surface, I could have easily just rated the movie as a fail since I barely saw any of it. As always, I'm nothing but fair in my reviews and if there's a way to boost a movie's rating despite it not being good or missing some parts of it, I will find it. This is the case for this movie. I didn't really understand the main plot of it even when I was awake. It was something along the lines of the woman secretly not accepting the son's new bride as it appeared that she was developing empty nest syndrome. From the dialogue in the movie, it appeared that she would make her true feelings show and be revealed as the movie's villain while both her son and the bride were oblivious of this until the very end. Despite this, as I failed to see the entire movie and didn't completely understand its premise, it still would have failed miserably. However, the opening portion of this movie did manage to hold my attention. The performances, romantic tension and dramatic atmosphere gave the movie enough good points to prevent it from failing. Even though I missed part of the movie and did not completely understand every aspect of the plot, what I saw was entertaining enough for me to enjoy it. I recognize that this makes the review more difficult because I normally want to understand the entire story before giving a final score. Still, based on the portions I watched, I can honestly say that the movie worked for me. The cast and dramatic tension were enough to maintain my interest, even when I was unsure of where the story was heading. This movie is a must watch for any romance enthusiast!
Jeff O meter final score: 10 out of 10
Verdict
Worth watching
This movie is a must watch for any romance enthusiast!
10 / 10
JEFF APPROVED!
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