hush be a film that lack credibility because the plot be more or less unbelieveable . the mother character ( play by jessica lange ) have a dream that she believe must be fulfil at any cost . on route to this happening and the story be waste by use unnecessary character and loathsome acting and what seem to be the same scene shoot over and over . jessica lange be the highlight of this film . her performance always seem to steal the show and it be no different here . now if her choice of film to make be a little wiser and she probably wouldn not have sign on here . palthrow do well with what she have . those expect a shakespeare like performance would not get one because the credibility of the plot take away from all of the performance . gwyneth have few opportunity to really act and for some reason be always have her face touch . why . the cinematography be average mainly because of the natural beauty of virginia in the ( early . ) winter . the film progress at a torrid pace during the first half hour without any character build up that would have form a bond with the audience . a a scene end it always seem to tell what be go to happen in the next and this be rather annoy as well . the director only want to rush to get to the climax of the film not save time for any real development . i do not see how one could really like this film and since it lack so much . watch the scene with lange and the grandmother at the retirement home be about as bad a it get . there be really no point to that scene of the entire film itself . 4/10 star .