The Unborn (2009)

Director:

David S. Goyer

Writer (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil will do anything to live.

Plot:

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Plot Keywords:

Possession | Dog | Letter | Experiment | Twin Brother

Cast

Odette Yustman	...	Casey Beldon
Gary Oldman	...	Rabbi Sendak
Cam Gigandet	...	Mark
Meagan Good	...	Romy
Idris Elba	...	Arthur Wyndham
Jane Alexander	...	Sofi Kozma
Atticus Shaffer	...	Matty Newton
James Remar	...	Gordon Beldon
Carla Gugino	...	Janet Beldon
C.S. Lee	...	Dr. Lester Caldwell
Rhys Coiro	...	Mr. Shields
Michael Sassone	...	Eli Walker
Ethan Cutkosky	...	Barto
Craig J. Harris	...	Rick Hesse (as Craig Harris)
Rachel Brosnahan	...	Lisa

Also Known As:

Born (USA) (original script title)
Untitled David S. Goyer Project (USA) (working title)
La profecía del no nacido (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Нерожденный (Russia) [ru]
A túlvilág szülötte (Hungary) [hu]
Agennitos (Greece) [el]
Alma Perdida (Brazil) [pt]
Dogmamis (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Espírito do Mal (Portugal) [pt]
Il mai nato (Italy) [it]
L'entité (Canada: French title) [fr]
La semilla del mal (Spain) [es]
Nenarození (Czech Republic) [cs]
Nienarodzony (Poland) (poster title) [pl]
Sündimata kurjus (Estonia) [et]
Unborn (France) [fr]
Undead (South Korea) [ko]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and language including some sexual references.

Runtime:

88 min | 89 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44979) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:14 | Mexico:B15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 | Denmark:15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

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:

Revealing mistakes: When Casey is surprised by the "visitor" in her medicine cabinet and is on the floor, she leans against the door and the toilet behind her shifts indicating that it is a prop toilet, not bolted down as it should be.

Quotes:

Matty Newton: Jumby wants to be born now.

Movie Connections:

References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Soundtrack:

Spitfire

Dumb.

I wasn't planning on seeing this movie, but my friend invited me along, so I said I'd go. I didn't have good expectations of the movie from the very first time I saw the preview at the Twilight premiere.

The movie isn't scary. There are a bit of unusual parts to it, but nothing that will give you nightmares unless you are easily scared. The only parts that made me jump were when there was silence and something made a sudden noise.

Instead of screaming, our theater was filled with laughter. I almost had the urge to leave the theater before the movie was finished, but I still wanted to see the end of this terrible movie.

After the movie, my friend apologized from taking me to the movie. Her other friend thought it was terrible as well. As I was walking out, a woman told a man, "Next time, I pick the movie." Definitely not worth the $10 I paid.

I found the plot long and drawn out. It was simply a time filler in my night.