The Unborned

Well, they get points for trying. American horror is usually a remake of another country's horror, but The Unborn is the brain child of David S. Goyer.

Cutting to the chase, I wasn't impressed. It might be due to my ever present sore throat, but I didn't have a great time in the theatre. They do get straight to the horror, and get in there with the scares (there are a few 'seat jump' moments), but they maybe cut just a little too much out as some parts don't quite make sense. Maybe an extra line or two would help the flow? Certainly left me puzzling some moments which took me out of the movie.

Which slipped from horror (scary thing screwing with her) to slasher (run, woman, run!). They had to up the tension somehow, but when faced with "oh look, big nasty creature is wandering around" yet again, you can just slip into watching yet another chase sequence, isn't it so exciting? The second half of the movie made me glad it wasn't a long one.

Most of the cast are one-dimensional, although much is made of nubile Odette Yustman's body which is often in scanty clothing (as portrayed on the poster). Gary Oldman isn't really pulling out any great acting guns for this, but at least Jane Alexander gives a great performance.

End of the day, not even recommended to horror fans, to be honest.

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