Review of Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Steven K — 18 Feb 2013
Roman Polanski is the best when it comes to creating a tense and eerie environment for his characters to interact within, and the tension in "Rosemary's Baby" doesn't let up until its finale, which is mildly unsatisfactory to say the least.
But until that pivotal point, "Rosemary's Baby" remains a haunting, lurid psychological horror film with quite the plethora of creepy scenes. (The surreal dream sequence that arrives about an hour in is the film's scariest one.
) What makes "Rosemary's Baby" work so well are the performances from Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer and Polanski's deliberately-paced direction. Rarely has tension been built so well.
This review of Rosemary's Baby (1968) was written by Steven K on 18 Feb 2013.
Rosemary's Baby has generally received very positive reviews.
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