Trailer:
Cast:
Mia Farrow ("The Great Gatsby" (1974) Daisy Buchanan, "The Last Unicorn" (1982) Unicorn / Amalthea) - Rosemary Woodhouse
John Cassavetes ("Opening Night" (1977) Maurice Aarons, "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) Victor Franko) - Guy Woodhouse
Ruth Gordon ("Harold and Maude" (1971) Maude, "Any Which Way You Can" (1980) Ma) - Minnie Castevet
Sidney Blackmer ("High Society" (1956) Seth Lord, "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965) Judge Blackstone) - Roman Castevet
Plot:
An actor and his wife find a lovely huge apartment. The apartment is close to the theaters where he can work and his wife absolutely loves the size of the apartment. They move in and meet their neighbors, Mr Roman and Mrs Minnie Castevet. All is good until Rosemary and Guy decide to have a child, and then things get weird. Are the Castevets out for Rosemary's baby?
Character Development:
I have to touch on this part of the movie because it struck me so much. Yes, there is the change to Rosemary because she is pregnant but it is more than any woman's expectancy. She doesn't get sleep, she barely eats, and she has to deal with pain all of the time. The doctor doesn't listen to her and tells her to keep taking her herbal drink, administered by Minnie (her neighbor). However, the character development is worse than merely pregnancy issues. She cuts her hair, loses weight drastically [gaunt looking], loses color to her face, and loses a lot of her smiley attitude. This is attributed to the pregnancy but you can see her character degrading. The final huzzah to her degradation is at the very end. Due to spoilers, I will not reveal but I must say that her reaction to what is in the crib is terrible and not what I expected. Of all the things that had happened, you're just going to go along with it? >.>
As for Guy, I thought his character development was bad too. He started as a loving husband and slowly turned into a uncaring (for his wife) prick. All he cared about, at the end, was the Castevet's end result. Why he didn't stick up for his wife, I don't know but I can't approve of him at all through the movie.
Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.
2.5/5 - Honestly, this movie was a let down for me. It was supposed to be one of the best "old school" horror movies and yet the ending left me feel deflated, like there was no horror/shock/repulsion whatsoever in me. It didn't do anything to shock me, though the dream sequence was very interesting to watch. As a horror film, this SUCKED. True, I could see it being a lot more terrifying/horrific to a Catholic or hard core religious person, especially back in the day [or in the 60's, at least]. As for myself, I give a thumbs up for the fact that I was able to watch it and say that I have watched it but the general feel for the movie is a thumbs down. I won't be watching this movie again. Might end up donating the movie, truthfully.
Also, *SPOILERS*: why couldn't we have seen the child at the end? That would have been much better for the movie, instead of just letting it lie hidden by veils. >.>
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