An action-packed slog

A Brilliant Conflict

The first must-see film of the year.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A devilishly good film, full of wonderful acting, cinematography (the Gothic feel of New York and the Dakota building perfect moreover), and the subtle horror whereof us hardly become mindless after watching. This a film for best watching at night, and maybe with a cup of coffee or tea: a very trippy film indeed. Just imagine, a woman that without consenting becomes pregnant with the son of Satan. Superb!

I forget exactly when I saw this movie but I will say this: I was a kid when I saw it, quite literally, maybe 9 or 10. My mom spoke very highly of this movie and actually sat down with me to watch it way back when. She told me a few things here and there while we were watching it but I wanted to see it for myself without absorbing the little hints that she was dropping to me. By the time the movie was done, I wanted to rewind it (yes, I watched it on video tape) and watch it again. It is definitely one of those movies that draws you in and never lets go. Ira Levin (may he rest in peace) knew what he was doing when he wrote the book to this. I highly recommend it to anyone, although it doesn't really matter what order you do it in, whether that's being watching it first and then reading it or reading it first and then watching it. Roman Polanski was a real master at terror and suspense back in the day, especially with this work of art. If you want an authentic horror classic that will beg you to watch it over and over again, pick this. You won't regret it.

Rosemary Woodhouse (superbly played with aching vulnerability by Mia Farrow) moves into a new apartment with her self-centered struggling actor husband Guy (an excellent performance by John Cassavetes). Rosemary gets pregnant and soon begins to suspect that her friendly, yet eccentric neighbors are plotting something sinister against her and her baby.Writer/director Roman Polanski firmly grounds the gripping premise in a thoroughly plausible workaday reality, makes fine use of New York City locations, and adroitly crafts a spooky, yet subtle, understated, and ambiguous atmosphere rife with dread and unease. Moreover, Polanski leaves it up to the viewer to decide if the grim events in the story are indeed actually happening or all some kind of nightmarish hallucination caused by Rosemary's mounting paranoia and troubled state of mind. In fact, what makes this film so chilling and unsettling are that the bulk of things which occur in the narrative are within the realm of possibility as well as the devastating revelation that Guy was willing to betray Rosemary by making an unholy pact with the devil in exchange for achieving the success that he desperately yearns for.Ruth Gordon won a well-deserved Oscar for her delightfully quirky and vibrant portrayal of the flaky and pesky Minnie Castevet. The rest of the cast are just as splendid: Sidney Blackmer as the dapper Roman, Maurice Evans as the amiable Hutch, Ralph Bellamy as the avuncular Dr. Sapirstein, Victoria Vetri as the ill-fated Terry, Patsy Kelly as the kooky Laura-Louise, Elisha Cook Jr. as glum realtor Mr. Nicklas, and Charles Grodin as the unhelpful Dr. Hill. Kudos are also in order for William A. Fraker's slick cinematography and Krzysztof Komeda's supremely eerie lullaby score. Essential viewing.

I was super excited to see this movie after I've been searching for it with no luck. I've heard so much about this movie – how good it was, how scary it was – so I was really looking forward to it. It didn't exceed my expectations; in fact, it was probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Bad acting, bad dialogue, and no jump-scares. There were no frightening scenes during the movie and I was super disappointed.