Best friends and neighbors Alice and Celine both live an idyllic traditional lifestyle with manicured lawns, successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life’s perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond and a psychological battle of wills begins as the maternal instinct reveals its darker side.
Gara-gara parno berlebihan, rusak susu sebelanga. Film yang secara plot sederhana, tetapi efektif dalam penceritaan. Anne Hathaway dan Jessica Chastain tidak perlu diragukan kualitas akting mereka di dalam film ini. Pesan moralnya adalah jangan pernah meremehkan insting seorang "ibu".