Rosemary's Baby

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 12, 1968

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 267 Ratings

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Steven1981Apr 6, 2020

Rosemary's Baby is a horror film made in 1968 and directed by Roman Polanski but whether it's a drama aswell as a horror I don't know however that would explain the slow acted pace and countless conversations in the film. Mia Farrow asRosemary's Baby is a horror film made in 1968 and directed by Roman Polanski but whether it's a drama aswell as a horror I don't know however that would explain the slow acted pace and countless conversations in the film. Mia Farrow as Rosemary was odd at times but I personally think she did a great job in her role and she's genuinely a great actress but there's a few problems with Rosemary's Baby. For starters you never see the baby or any baby but there's scenes where you know she's pregnant and what's going on and secondly the story makes no sense. Another bad thing is the film has a rotten ending and makes little sense at all, the plots all over the place, some of the characters are weak and some of the acting is shabby. For a horror film to work you don't necessarily need blood and guts or a dude going round stabbing people but you do need something to grab the audience's attention and to shock or scare and Rosemary's Baby had nothing. Rosemary's Baby felt like a drama all the way through and nothing in the movie suggests it's a horror movie and at times it's very boring and mainly focuses on a plot against the baby which gets tedious and pointless conversations that never stop or stop and hop to some more dialog and conversations. There's no blood in Rosemary's Baby except for the death of some woman which is very little, no suspense, tension, no shocks, twists, nothing and certainly nothing scary about it because it feels like a long drama film mainly just consisting of conspiracy's or conspiracy theories and conversations after conversations. It's a long and tedious film at times and I wasn't impressed especially for a horror and this film is plain bad. Not even Mia Farrow can save this in my eyes and Roman Polanski can't make horrors. Simple as that and sadly Rosemary's Baby is a tragic film that is basically a road to nowhere. The films beautifully directed and some of it's enjoyable but it gets dull and overlong with very little to keep the viewer interested if anything only to throw down one of the worst and stupidest endings in movie history which disappoints and your left wondering is this the final climax I waited for? Like I said, road to nowhere and personally this film is neither scary, terrifying or anything and can get boring.… Expand

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imthenoobJul 23, 2019

I had a really tough time getting into this movie. To the point where I found it just severely dragged at times and failing to keep my interest. Don't get me wrong, Farrow does a great job and I think the premise is interesting enough yet forI had a really tough time getting into this movie. To the point where I found it just severely dragged at times and failing to keep my interest. Don't get me wrong, Farrow does a great job and I think the premise is interesting enough yet for some reason, this movie just didn't click with me.… Expand

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SWEEPtheLEG175Aug 12, 2019

Overrated is one word that comes to mind. Quick info on me, I was born in '79 and I have never seen this film until today. To say this is a "horror" film is a stretch and some critics have this film in the top horror films of all time, it'sOverrated is one word that comes to mind. Quick info on me, I was born in '79 and I have never seen this film until today. To say this is a "horror" film is a stretch and some critics have this film in the top horror films of all time, it's not. The movie drags and is very boring, nothing really happens for most of the run time, 137min. Here is the other part that is kinda sick, there is basically a rape scene in the film and if you know anything about Mr. Polanski, well watching that part in 2019 was a little strange. I think this is one of the films where if you mention it around other film lovers they will say how great it is, but if you were to really ask them about a certain scene (example the stupid ending)they would have no response because they probably have never watched it and just read a critics review in order to fit in.… Expand

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GoatlipsOct 30, 2020

96% positive critics reviews and 8.2/10 average score from users - this must be the highest-rated horror film (true horror = supernatural, not including sci-fi 'horror')!
However, 'Rosemary's Baby' (Polanski, 1968) is terribly camp, hammy,96% positive critics reviews and 8.2/10 average score from users - this must be the highest-rated horror film (true horror = supernatural, not including sci-fi 'horror')!
However, 'Rosemary's Baby' (Polanski, 1968) is terribly camp, hammy, and kitsch - even for the '60s. It really hasn't aged at all well - almost as bad as 'Easy Rider' (1969). Mia Farrow is good, but the other actors seem like they're making a completely different, surreal, psychedelic film.
The plot is virtually non-existent for the 2 hour 17 minute duration, so it's empty, and the acting is often so hammy it just seems unbelievably creepy and weird, but not in a way beneficial to the film.
When it comes to devil-baby films your go-to should always be 'The Omen' (Donner, 1976), and the sequels of the trilogy - the Oscar-winning score from Jerry Goldsmith is truly disturbing.
8.2/10 user review average?! If you're one of the average then I guess you're thinking, "You just didn't get it", but I got it - Roman Polanski was a creepy, weirdo, convicted child-rapist himself and thinks that's how normal people act. They do not. 2/10 - honestly.… Expand

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Sosmooth1982Jan 9, 2023

Poorly made movie. The acting was really bad. Don't even know why people say this movie is scary. There's nothing scary about it. The story is good but just not made good.

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