I'm looking at the DVD cover now and I see a critic's quote: "...Rosemary's Baby for the 21st Century." Rosemary's baby my ass. This is Rosemary's Baby if it was shoved by a school-yard bully into the future and forced to wear a mu-mu.
I was very disappointed by this movie. This is another random indie film I found on the library's New DVDs list that turned out to be a dud. I saw Gaby Hoffmann's (Transparent) name and I decided to give it a chance.
I'm going to talk about my issues with this movie, which will have some reveals in it, so as the kids say: "Spoiler Alert!"
Other than the choppy editing and the Blair-Witch-handheld-camera-following-the-main-character feel, the primary problem I had with this movie is that Leah (Gaby Hoffman) could have left her predicament at any time. I know, you're saying "Well, Rosemary could have left, too!" But, in the late 60s, there were less options for pregnant mothers and it was frowned upon by society to walk out on your husband. Any person or organization that Rosemary would have turned to at that time, would have most likely steered her right back onto that apartment's doorstep.
Leah, on the other hand, is in modern day Brooklyn. She could have called family, friends, she could have gone to an emergency room social worker, shelter, etc. She could have gotten out of there and not only are there options, but it is totally acceptable if anyone was paying attention to what others thought at all.
Then the big reveal sucked. You mean babies died for what?! You've got to be kidding me. Somebody needs a slappin'.
I'm giving this movie 2 stars** because it wasn't bad enough to turn off before the end, but I hope to never be forced to watch it, again.
Watched the DVD. Checked out from the library.
