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The Unborn

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Original title

The Unborn

Year

2009

Running time

87 min.

Country

United States

Director

David S. Goyer

Screenwriter

David S. Goyer

Cast

Music

Ramin Djawadi

Cinematography

James Hawkinson

Producer

Universal Pictures, Rogue Pictures, Platinum Dunes

Genre

Horror. Thriller | Exorcism / Evil Possession

Synopsis

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her. Casey Bell hated her mother for leaving her as a child. But when inexplicable things start to happen, Casey begins to understand why she left. Plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, she must turn to the only spiritual advisor, Sendak, who can make it stop. With Sendak's help, Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany -a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession. With the curse unleashed, her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born.

Critics' reviews

"I enjoyed the visual effects used to create some hellish creatures and the amusing nods to 'The Exorcist' - cranial rotation, even a spooky staircase. But the movie slips in the last act."

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"Whereas Japanese horror movies have been criticized for not making sense, 'The Unborn' errs on the opposite extreme, coming off all the more ridiculous for over-explaining itself."

Peter Debruge: Variety
"A laughably bad horror flick (...) 'The Unborn' cribs from so many movies, it's enough to make your head spin. (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"A scary movie so fantastically stupid and crass it made my skull contract and my sinuses harden to the consistency of pipe-cleaners (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"[Goyer] manages to sustain an effective, doom-laden mood (...) It’s a shame, then, that Goyer (...) is unable to avoid some of the pitfalls of modern horror movies (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Tom Ambrose: Empire

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