It is possible that "Cradles for Cash" (aka, "Maternal Instinct") was intended to raise awareness about the nefarious practices of child abduction and human trafficking. But despite any good intentions, the film was so melodramatic that it lost credibility.
The most problematic character was Gloria, who miraculously appeared as a Good Samaritan to assist Kelly Ryan in the recovery of her baby who was abducted almost right under her eye while she was still on her birthing bed. The security at the hospital was deplorable with an easy entrance to the cribs and a guard who was flirting with the imposter nurse who was carrying out the abduction.
In the guise of assuaging her guilt, Gloria, who formerly abducted babies herself, pledges to help Kelly recover little Julia. But the action unfolded in a surreal and excessively violent manner with the death of Svetlana who stole Julia out of the hospital; the death of Dr. Lee, a hospital physician participating in the kidnappings; and, finally, the death of Gloria in a gratuitous act committed by the evil mastermind, Mr. Siegel.
It would be unlikely that this film would be screened for the purpose of training hospital personnel. But it might be the basis for an opera.
The most problematic character was Gloria, who miraculously appeared as a Good Samaritan to assist Kelly Ryan in the recovery of her baby who was abducted almost right under her eye while she was still on her birthing bed. The security at the hospital was deplorable with an easy entrance to the cribs and a guard who was flirting with the imposter nurse who was carrying out the abduction.
In the guise of assuaging her guilt, Gloria, who formerly abducted babies herself, pledges to help Kelly recover little Julia. But the action unfolded in a surreal and excessively violent manner with the death of Svetlana who stole Julia out of the hospital; the death of Dr. Lee, a hospital physician participating in the kidnappings; and, finally, the death of Gloria in a gratuitous act committed by the evil mastermind, Mr. Siegel.
It would be unlikely that this film would be screened for the purpose of training hospital personnel. But it might be the basis for an opera.