Rosemary's Baby

The Good:  I love the smell of a good Roman Polanski film I can watch in the middle of the night. It seems this movie is always somewhere on the "Top 10 Greatest Horror movies" charts, and so being a horror movie fan it only seemed right to go and see this.  There is a reason this is always on the "Best Horror Movie" charts, because it succeeds in being insanely creepy from beginning to end, even though there isn't any jumpy scenes being thrown at you.  This movie seemed more like a morbid version of "The Truman Show", where everyone is conspiring against the main character, and it doesn't matter how much progress the character makes in getting away, they always get dragged down in the end.  Aside from the amazingly creepy story line, the acting was spot on, especially with Mia Farrow playing as Rosemary.  Mia Farrow successfully made Rosemary continually look sicker and sicker throughout the film, and she really makes you feel her dread.

The Bad:  There is a trend that we notice happening with every Roman Polanski film, and that's the LLLLLOOOONNNNGGGGGGG drawn out scenes!  Don't get us wrong, they are actually one of the key factors in why these movies are so good, and they are one of the things that make Roman Polanski unique as a director, the thing is sometimes a scene with no major plot points at all can drag on for like 15 minutes....gag.

The Ugly:  This is one of those Classic Horror films that's ranked right up there with movies like "The Exorcist" and "Evil Dead", and it is arguably Roman Polanski's best film.  If you are in for a creepy horror/conspiracy movie, then "Rosemary's Baby" is the kind of baby you'll want to cradle.
P.S. Don't ever try to make pacts with the Devil, it never ends well for anyone!!

4 out of 5