Writer/Director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn, a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves. Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) .. Read more
| Starring | Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good |
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| Director | David S. Goyer |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
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Writer/Director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn, a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves.
Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) hated her mother for leaving her as a child. But when inexplicable things start to happen, Casey begins to understand why she left. Plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, she must turn to the only spiritual advisor, Sendak (Gary Oldman), who can make it stop.
With Sendak's help, Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany - a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession. With the curse unleashed, her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born.
| Starring | Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino, James Remar |
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| Director | David S. Goyer |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Jun 2009 Blu-ray: 22 Jun 2009 Production year: 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
Casey (Odette Yustman) is out jogging when she spots a discarded glove in the path. On further investigation, this would seem to belong to a seriously creepy undead child with big blue eyes,... read more »
This is a somewhat interesting film to watch, especially since some parts reminded me of scenes in 'The Exorcist' (twisting heads etc..).
It's essentially the story of an exorcism of a dybbuk (a malevolent spirit that refuses to leave the human world and inhabits the body of a person) who wants to be born now.These little buggers are not so easy to send back from where they came from!Obviously until the end of the film everyone is kept guessing as to why this dybbuk is hounding Casey Beldon.
The story is extremely predictable and at times not very convincing.Every so often I'd be distracted by the main actress' incredibly bad skin that is very unusual to see in a Hollywood film.Perhaps the fact that I was distracted like that meant that the film was at times a bit of a let down.Nevertheless it's entertaining to watch once only. Not the sort of film I would buy on DVD and watch several times at home.
I went to see this at the cinema insterad of of valkerie...BIG MISTAKE!
Take every stupid horror film cliche ever...like, stabbed girl crawling slowly up the stairs while killer walks calmy up behind her.
Add a dash of totally overused 'lets exorcise the monster out' from a very old very big book (which she somehow steals from the library)and lo and behold it comes out !! Lots of blowing wind and swishing lights!
Then make the girl half naked most of the time walking around in just jeans and tshirt in the snow, (oh plus her good looking boyfriend of course)
Not forgetting the typical best mate who doesn't believe her and goes around saying 'girlfriend' and wobbling her head a lot.
Oh dear! most of the cinema was in hysterics at this film and not because its meant to be toungue in cheek...it's just that bad.
I gave it one star because the dog is quite scary, it made jump once and bizarely Gary Oldman is in it (he must not have read the script, is all I can say)
Casey (Odette Yustman) is out jogging when she spots a discarded glove in the path. On further investigation, this would seem to belong to a seriously creepy undead child with big blue eyes, or maybe it’s connected to that nasty masked dog? So what does she do but go digging in the woods nearby… Then she wakes up. Spooky dream sequences aside, The Unborn is a disappointing effort from David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan’s writing partner on the last two Batman films, and the... Read more