Fabulously-gorgeous co-ed Casey Beldon (Yustman) begins seeing disturbing images of a frightening young boy. Fearing she may be losing her sanity as her mother had years before, Casey turns to a Holocaust survivor (Alexander), who explains the events through a family connection to medical experiments performed by the Nazis on Casey's unborn twin brother nicknamed Jumby, who died in utero. Unnerving bugs, a freakish dog, scary mirrors, and the fact that Jumby wants to be born signals the need for Rabbi Sendak (Oldman) to perform an exorcism. The whole Nazi tie-in is a stretch and the final scene stalls, but heck, the Jewish exorcism theme is at least somewhat novel.
David S. Goyer's The Unborn is like a bad remake of a good Asian horror movie except there's no source material from which the American version could get be accused of being lost in translation. This one is just lost from inception. Actually, The Unborn practically feels like a remake ...Read More
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 8/7/2009; 1173+ words...library of films. Under Relativity's new ownership, Rogue has had particular success within the horror genre including The Unborn and The Last House On the Left. To date, Relativity has financed and/or produced over 60 films that have seen wide release...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 5/8/2009; 1105+ words...Kate Connor, Moon Bloodgood (What Just Happened?) as Blair Williams, Common (Wanted) as Barnes, Jane Alexander (The Unborn) as Virginia, Jadagrace as Star, and Helena Bonham Carter (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) as Serena Kogen The...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 4/3/2009; 1250+ words...within the horror genre; the first two Rogue releases under Relativity's ownership were both box office successes: "The Unborn" and "The Last House on the Left." To date, Relativity has financed and/or produced over 60 films that have seen wide...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 2/27/2009; 1198+ words...Rogue has had particular success within the horror genre; the first Rogue release under Relativity's ownership was The Unborn, starring Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, and Idris Elba. To date, Relativity has financed and/or produced over 60 films that...
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 2/20/2009; 876+ words...Heineman oversaw such films as Bryan BertinoEs suspense thriller oThe Strangerso and David S. GoyerEs supernatural thriller oThe Unborn,o as well as the upcoming remake of Wes CravenEs oThe Last House on the Left.o Prior to working at Rogue, Heineman was...