Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
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Rating: Q=7, P=5 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2
Thriller, Paranoia, Witchcraft, Cult, Slow-paced, Intense Character
I usually can't handle watching films about psychologically abused characters, but
Rosemary's Baby is so well-crafted and Mia Farrow's performance is so effortless. It is one of the best thrillers ever made, in my opinion, because the audience sympathizes so strongly with Rosemary and wants so desperately for her to fight back or win. But the brilliance of Polanski is that Rosemary doesn't (not really) and the ending is left ambiguous. While I can't say I'll watch it again in the near future, I can say this film stays with you. Haunting, Nerve-wracking, Thrilling.
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