The Unborn (2009)
- Starring:
- Odette Yustman,
- Gary Oldman,
- Cam Gigandet,
- Meagan Good,
- Jane Alexander,
- Idris Elba,
- Rhys Coiro,
- Carla Gugino,
- James Remar
- Directed by:
- David S. Goyer
- Studios:
- Rogue Pictures
- MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images, thematic material and language including some sexual references.
- Theatrical Release: January 09, 2009
- DVD Release: July 07, 2009
- Available Formats
Plot: Plauged by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, Casey (Yustman) seeks help from a spiritual advisor (Oldman), who helps her uncover a family curse – a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything. Casey’s only chance of survival is to shut a doorway from beyond that has been opened by someone who was never born.
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Synopsis:
Casey (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 (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.
Our Thoughts:
Yesterday, I said that upcoming film The Uninvited (2009) was going to be the big horror movie of January – and today, I saw a trailer for The Unborn.
While Elizabeth Banks as an evil stepmother sounds like fun, The Unborn brings out the big guns – Gary Oldman, to be specific. Oldman has always seems to gravitate towards characters that are a bit crazy (see The Professional, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Fifth Element, etc.) – even his turn in the Harry Potter series allowed him to get a bit crazy for awhile.
With this lunacy already built into many of his characters, he’s become a old hand at playing demented – so seeing him in an actual horror movie should be well worth it. The only problem – he may steal the show completely away from relative unknown lead female, Odette Yustman.
That’s just the start of this frightfest’s cast, which also includes Cam Gigandet (Never Back Down (2008)), Meagan Good (Transformers (2007)), James Remar (“Desperate Housewives”), Idris Elba (Reaping (2007)) and Carla Gugino (Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)).
David S. Goyer directs the frightfest – and again, that should be a positive as well. After his creepy thriller Invisible (2007) (with then relative unknown Justin Chatwin) has shown he’s good at creepy with an acting newcomer – so allowing him to unleash the full horror vibe should be just as entertaining.
By the looks of the trailer, The Unborn’s visual imagery alone should be enough to send chills up the spine – just imagine a whole film!
Sorry, Elizabeth, but suddenly your The Uninvited (2009) is no longer the tops in a horror-filled January – The Unborn looks to have that spot nailed.
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