Started out rather well and I was very intrigued by the characters and the mysterious behavior between the Nanny and Joey, but towards the end it got very messy and ended up disappointing me because it could have really been great! Bette Davis did a fine job as the Nanny and was the obvious stand-out, but young William Dix also did a great job as Joey. It certainly held my attention and I expected to really finish with a bang, but what a letdown for a film with such a promising start.

"A rather quiet, cautious thriller that gives Davis more room for characterization than most of her later films." - Dan Callahan

Calkiem udany psychologiczny thriller. Gra aktorska, scenariusz, klimat - warto zobaczyc.

Awfully contrived and manipulative (and everyone seems to be rather complacent about attempted matricide). The star was allegedly sloshed through most of it (thus no doubt accounting for the shine in those Bette Davis Eyes). It was fun anyway seeing Pamela Franklin as a little tart (years before Satan's School For Girls). And btw the boy's mom looked exactly like Christopher Guest in drag.