i must have seen a different film!!

A lot of fun.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A good start: atmospheric settings, a keen eye for detail (example: the street bucket drummers in sync with yet another apparition of the dybbuk) and a modern fair maiden plagued by something (for the time being) unknown, though we can all be certain it is something evil. Yes, the first half hour caused me no hardship at all - keeping in mind this a 21st century commercial horror movie.(..)The second half hour disappoints. It's dull, predictable (even if the idea of a dybbuk haunting several generations is a nice one) and the horrors aren't very overwhelming (for instance: the scene where grandpa attacks grandma is visually inane).Next up: the last half hour, well, twenty minutes. A(nother) promising idea, but this one gets a mediocre treatment in too little time, with a haphazard twist - didn't work for me.What's left is a lot of run-of-the-mill acting, even if Yustman (pardon me, Annable) is all too easy on the eyes... but from Gary Oldman I expected more. Pluses: the special (creepy) effects, the confrontations between Romy and nasty Matty, and even a big budget can have its advantages: beautiful overview shot of the city (New York, I would guess? Well, no, IMDb tells me Chicago...).5 out of 10.

Not quite sure why this is getting such bad reviews. Oh wait - the incessant complaints about clichés - as if every new movie isn't a regurgitation of earlier ones; to an extent. Heck - I hear quite a few out of Hollywood are even remakes; I bet they still get great reviews especially if they're the remade to death Super Hero flicks *rolls eyes*Anyhoo, I thought the movie was quite good and original. Items that made it original include the source of the hunting coupled with the twin aspect; an attempt at a rational explanation of its source; the Jewish exorcism (never heard or seen that before). The plot developed quite nicely; it built and ebbed especially around the jump scenes, of which they were a few decent albeit one-dimensional ones. No it's not as nuanced as some other horror movies; yes the plot is relatively simple; and yes, those underwear shots were quite unnecessary. But, good movie overall.

To my very own big and pleasant surprise, "The Unborn" wasn't nearly as dreadful as I feared and/or expected. In fact, I even daresay it qualifies as decent and enjoyable nowadays horror entertainment. As an avid fan of classic and old-fashioned horror as well as obscure extreme stuff, I know it's uncool to write favorable comments about a mainstream PG-13 flick, but if I liked it why wouldn't I admit so? Indisputable fact of the matter remains that "The Unborn" is a derivative effort, with an all too often muddled script and far too many dumb twists and insufferable clichés. On the other hand, however, the movie contains numerous effectively grisly images, a few moments of genuine horrific atmosphere, several original – if unprocessed – plot ideas and a more than satisfying pace from start to finish. Role model teenage chick Casey suffers from recurring nightmares featuring an eerie boy with glazed eyes, shattered mirrors and a dog with an upside-down head! Following a traumatizing babysitting experience, Casey discovers not only that she herself lost a twin-brother while still in the womb, but also that her mother's bloodline suffers from a long history of grim twin brother issues, dating all the way back to her grandmother's period at the Nazi's Auschwitz concentration camp. Apparently a fiendish Jewish spirit – named Dybbuk – repeatedly attempts to come back to life via bodies of the deceased twin brothers… Obviously the whole thing is (too) similar to multiple monumental genre classics ("The Exorcist" in particular) but that's not the main problem here. The main problem is that David S. Goyer is primarily a writer instead of a director, and clearly lacks the finesse and skills to bring all his niftily invented horror ingredients together into one coherent and competent wholesome. The same issue also ruined his previous flick "The Invisible", but at least "The Unborn" is a vast improvement for Goyer in terms of horror maturity: a lot more sinister stuff and less sentimental sub plots. I really must compliment the intensity of the Auschwitz flashback sequences and the scenes inside the old folks' home, as well the adequate performances of lead actresses Odette Annable (awesome name, by the way) and Jane Alexander. Too bad the imbecilic sequences are equally memorable. For example, can you fathom the choice of a big bald black basketball coach to perform a Jewish exorcism ritual?!? In fact, the whole exorcism climax is the weakest point of the film.

Not a bad film. Great 'jumps'- decent grim moments and a pretty good story line. Basically it is about a female who finds the child she is baby sitting is rather 'evil' when finding him shining a mirror in his baby brother's face. After this and some other odd moments She begins to seek what it is that is happening to her. Unlike an awful lot of the reviewers on this board I am not going to go on like a teenage boy on Viagra about her underwear. Get over it boys! So what!!! N.B Just a quick post script-note This film kind of Reminded me a bit of 'Joshua' and wonder if this is a bit of a take off on it. Anyone else notice the similarity?