One of Shudder's low-budget horror stories. It is a slow-burning film. It takes its time to develop the characters. It's not a horror-action movie.

At the forefront of the story is a young couple who's struggling to take care of their only young son who is severely autistic. Johnny (Danillo Crovetti) throws violent tantrums and is sometimes hard to contain. Dealing with Johnny's issues puts a great strain on the couple's relationship and they look numb on the outside as well as inside.

After losing the last nanny, they hire Millicent (Morgan Taylor) without doing a background check. Millicent is a cookie herself with a whole sort of psychological issues. She perfectly plays the role of someone who has been abused and has been in and out of foster homes throughout her life.

When Millicent meets Johnny, an immediate rapport is established between them. Millicent first time feels a sense of family, and, Johnny first time feels safe. Soon after, Millicent quits her prescription LSD drops for feeling much better and gets the bright idea of using her LSD drops on Johnny's foods and medicine. What could go wrong?

It is not an exciting movie but it is a good story, good direction, and good acting. The script is good. If you don't like slow-cooking stories, it might not be your cup of tea.

... and I enjoyed it a lot.

First of all, I just like to mention that I wouldn't categorize this as a horror movie, I'd say it is a psychological thriller instead.

A psychological thriller about obsession, cruelty and insanity. Perfect job done by both lead actresses to showcase that, praises to them. Good acting was a vital part to allow this movie to bloom.

Relationships between characters felt so complex and brutal, yet realistic.

I really loved how there were multiple layers of what is going on and how they unraveled painfully and beautifully.

Overall good execution.

Even though I thought I knew exactly where this was all going, the ending got me pleasantly surprised.

"Spoonful of Sugar" succeeds to bring up some questions and thoughts on relationships between parents and their children. Some things to ponder on even after movie ends.