The Unborn

2009
15
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

54K

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Odette Annable and Ethan Cutkosky in The Unborn (2009)

This is the first theatrical trailer for The Unborn, directed by David Goyer.

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Supernatural Horror Horror Mystery Thriller

When Casey Beldon witnesses a series of paranormal activities around her, she takes the help of a spiritual adviser and soon finds out a frightful family secret solely responsible for her co... Read allWhen Casey Beldon witnesses a series of paranormal activities around her, she takes the help of a spiritual adviser and soon finds out a frightful family secret solely responsible for her condition.When Casey Beldon witnesses a series of paranormal activities around her, she takes the help of a spiritual adviser and soon finds out a frightful family secret solely responsible for her condition.

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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

54K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
The doctor that Sofia is talking about as she recounts her time in Auschwitz is the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. He was notorious for selecting those that came off the cattle carts for those who lived or were sent to the gas chambers. He was particularly interested in experimenting with people, whether it be freezing people in sub-zero water or changing the color of the iris of eyes. He also had a deep interest in twins and would do organ switching, blood transfusions or sewing twins together.

Goofs
Twins of different gender are fraternal one hundred percent of the time. Fraternal twins are obviously conceived when the mother releases two or more eggs during ovulation which are then fertilized by two of the father's sperm cells. Therefore, fraternal twins have separate amniotic sacs one hundred percent of the time and as such it would be an anatomical impossibility for the umbilical cord of one fetus to strangle the other.

Quotes
Matty Newton: Jumby wants to be born now.

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Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Public Enemies/Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs/The Stoning of Soraya M (2009)

Soundtracks
Here Again
Written by Derek Whitacre (as C. Derek Whitacre)
Performed by Derek Whitacre
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5/10

shock after shock, but a terrible lack of suspense

Just saw The Unborn, when I saw the trailer I thought well this might actually be a good little horror flick. While I would not say this was a terrible movie, it unfortunately did have some mistakes.

This entire film is basically a marathon of shocks, crazy situations and (some) pretty creepy ghosts/demons, so I guess, being a horror fan, thats a good thing, right? well, in this case, its not. The Unborn certainly does not lack in the horror department, showcasing some rather creepy moments, but unfortunately the movie lacks of any suspense, buildup, character development, nor does it have a good script.

Odette Yustman does pretty good, but it's not her fault her performance comes through less, its the script. The movie, from the exact second it begins, delivers 'scare' after scare after scare, but the sad thing is, its not that scary because you don't care about the characters or the story, and there's no buildup whatsoever to speak of.

Its actually a terrible waste, because this movie could have been a solid genre effort, too bad the director/ writer chose the easy way out, and delivered what is one the laziest, been-there-done-that productions of the year.

Entertaining it is to some degree, but its not a full recommendation