Thursday, February 4, 2010

Rosemary's Baby


Rosemary's Baby (1968)
IMDB #196 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/]

The Gist:
Basically, Rosemary's hubby makes some weird pact with the creepy neighbors next door that has something to do with Rosemary's baby. They all treat her weird, force tanus root on her, force a doctor, and generally control her in ways both subtle and obvious. She goes back and forth from knowing something is going on and trying to uncover the truth to trying her best to ignore it (because the implications are pretty outlandish). In the end, the result is pretty suspenseful, manages to be pretty primal at times. However, the ending seems almost ludicrous (probably intentionally), and there were moments in the film where the husband's actions were so overtly manipulative and sketch that I wanted her to go for the knife way before she did. Once she did I wanted her to use it.

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