Very disappointing...

It is a performances centric movie

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Why did roman blue ball us by not showing the baby? im sick of movies made out of reaction shots where the actual story is hidden from the audience. why would i want to look at the faces of actors expressing emotions that i should supposedly be feeling by watching, but get not even get to look at what the story is. looking at horrified faces wont make me feel horror in the slightest. its just taunting watching these actors talk about some satan baby that we get to see none of. the story was decent enough and the acting was good to its credit still.

Not much to complain about really. Looks and sounds good for the age. Probably a bit oversaturated and tinny compared to modern releases. Interesting idea and probably well done at the time but it is too subtle since the seventies graphic intense revolution. Problem is that it is not that scary. It should be because her neighbours worship the devil and recruit her husband. Not only that but you are raped by the devil and forced to gestate its only child. There are secret doors and crazy drugs and sects but it is all underplayed so that it is not scary, creepy or has suspense. For shame! Even The Omen (1976) executes the idea better. If you can get past how much it is underplayed it would be quite good.

I am giving this movie an 8 because as a movie it is extremely carefully constructed, the acting is superb, it has a very good atmosphere . Roman Polanski put a lot of care to create a good movie. But the problem is to call this movie a horror movie. There are horror elements but they are too weak, too few, The movie is submerged with too much realism for a witchcraft and horror standard, do not forget that this is a movie about witchcraft and the supernatural elements are too weak, the movie sounds more like a drama, too often. The suspenseful atmosphere becomes too weak at times to be called a horror movie.

After starring in the Peyton Place television series and making all of America believe she was as sweet, innocent, and well-rounded as Allison MacKenzie, Mia Farrow showed an entirely new side of her when she starred in the horror classic Rosemary's Baby. There's an abundance of trivia you can read up on—from how many actresses were up for the part to the infamous divorce papers served to Mia while on the set—which might be even more famous than the film itself.Well, probably not. Rosemary's Baby is incredibly famous, and not just for sullying Mia Farrow's screen innocence. She and her screen husband John Cassavetes move into an apartment and subsequently make friends with their neighbors, Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer. Strange things start happening to the young couple and those around them, but by the time Mia figures it out, it might be too late. . . While there's an arguably slow beginning, you can tell there's a sense of dread in the air, and once the scary parts start, you're buckled in for a non-stop horror fest until the end.If you like horror movies, you might not be very fazed by this one. But keep in mind, in 1968, Rosemary's Baby was a really big deal. For lightweights, like me, you'll be really spooked by this cult favorite. I only sat through this one because I like Mia Farrow so much.Kiddy warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, this is a horror movie and way too scary for kids, Also, there may or may not be a rape scene, so I wouldn't let my kids watch it.