It’s insane that a surrogate mother could change their mind and keep a child that isn’t biologically theirs. When I watched the film, I thought that premise was a crazy one.
It doesn’t matter how much money the duo give to Anna or what type of papers or agreement was signed, because the embryo isn’t considered formed until it attaches to the uterine wall, the surrogate has full control. Legally (and this is the scary part) despite it being Laura’s egg and John’s sperm, the baby is Anna’s. John tells her that he’s is love with his wife and Anna threatens to leave, take the baby and sell it for 15K. Things spiral out of control when Anna sends John sexy videos to him at work and then shows up unannounced. He tries to make it abundantly clear that he’s uninterested, but Anna becomes more and more obsessed.Īs the last viable embryo was used on Anna, and Laura wants everything to go smoothly, John tries to shield her from Anna’s advances.
They welcome Anna into their guest home and give her full access to their house. Thankfully, the baby is fine, but the Taylor’s decide not to take any chances. John doesn’t like Mike and his instincts prove correct, when he beats the hell out of Anna. The Taylor’s have Anna and her fiancé Mike (Theo Rossi) over for dinner. Laura (Regina Hall) and John Taylor (Morris Chestnut) are excited to find a 21-year-old Anna Walsh (Jaz Sinclair) who volunteers to be a surrogate.
The plot follows a couple who can’t conceive on their own, but otherwise have an ideal marriage. Of course, it’s dramatized, crazy fun, but there’s more to it than the average “obsessed woman” story. This is actually a lot more terrifying because, come to find out, much of the storyline has happened to numerous other people. The first on the list was WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (2016). It’s a Sunday and Steve’s downstairs watching some YOUTUBE shows where best friends play videogames and I’m up here watching some big-screen, Lifetime style, chick-flick thrillers.