A young couple named
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and Guy (John
Cassavates) move into a new apartment
which is supposed to be their dream home
for their new unborn child but however
they have many nosey neighbors mainly an
elderly couple named Roman (Sidney
Blackmer) and Minnie (Ruth Gordon) in
which Guy seems to spend alot of time
with them and Minnie always offers them
her secret recipe on chocolate mousse.
She seems to have strange dreams after
eating some mousse as the whole house is
involved as a satanic cult and have plans
for her unborn child. To top it all off
she meets one of the neighbors while
doing her laundry who dies a mysterious
death by jumping off the building.
When Rosemary gets more pregnant she
doesn't feel herself at all and is
getting more sick. She also fears for her
unborn child since her residents as well
as her husband isn't who she thinks they
are.
A perfect
supernatural horror flick that well liked
by the same viewers who enjoyed The
Exorcist and the Omen.
It seems like a straight mysterious dark
drama but the horror is in there for
sure. I mean imagine all these descent
looking elderly and middle aged people
that seem harmless but they're all devil
worshippers. That is true horror my
friends.
The story is very solid and well
performed with some good fantasy moments
and shocks too.
However, some might not find too much of
the horror in it so it may disappoint you
but if you like the mystery behind all
these deceiving residents like me then
you'll love it.
This film inspired another flick that was
made in 1976 called The Sentinel which
was based after a novel too and nowhere
near as effective or well known.
The acting is
terrifically performed by everyone
including Mia Farrow with her
sensitivity and emotions showing every
ounce of energy to her part in the film.
She really stood out terrifically well to
her part in it.
John Cassavates is also good playing
a stage actor and a deceivingly caring
husband in the film but he pulls it off
well that there's something about him
that is a little not right.
Ruth Gordon was a true character
actress as a nosey neighbor with a great
bubbly attitude nagging attitude too. She
really seemed harmless in the film which
is shocking till you find out her beliefs
during the end of the film along with
everyone else.
Ralph Bellamy really came across
perfectly as an intimidating doctor and
had the perfect scary looks too.
Supporting actress Patsy Kelly
really got on my nerves as she portrayed
a perfect bitchy resident at the suite.
Elisha Cook Jr. had the perfect
attitude as a landlord of the suite
portraying a niceness to his role as
well.
Mia Farrow
exposes her breasts and butt during a
cult ceremony sequence where she thinks
that she's dreaming.
A bloodied head while
someone committed suicide on some cement.
Roman Polanski was
marvellous with his work for his
direction as he knew how to make his
actors believeably deceiving.
There's a nice scene with Elisha Cook
Jr. as a landlord of the building
showing both Mia Farrow and
John Cassavates around as their
conversations seemed believably full of
life with one another.
We have a funny moment between Cassavates
and Farrow taking off their
clothes lying on their room floor.
There's a good setting with some extras
and supporting actors outside after
experiencing a suicide that happened
which gives the film a nice effect that
this is definetely a supernatural horror
flick.
We have a nice moment with Ruth
Gordon nagging at Sidney
Blackmir during a dinner visit with Farrow
and Cassavates which looked like
a realistic neighbor friendly get
together.
Farrow does well acting drugged
after eating some chocolate mousse by
tripping over and falling down.
There's a good shot on Farrow
falling asleep on a bed along with a good
shot on Cassavates looking over
and grinning devilishly.
We also spot some nice fantasy moments
with Farrow near an ocean as
well as the supporting cast watching over
her naked doing a cult ceremony which is
extremely effective.
During this moment there's nice shots on
a demons hand touching Farrow as
well as a good evil face shot along with
Farrow looking paranoid and freaking
out.
There's nice moments with Farrow
looking sick at times and being depressed
about her pregnancy.
Farrow does well arguing with Cassavates
about reading a book on witchcraft
fearing for her baby and where they're
living demanding that they leave with him
acting stubborn about it all.
There's a perfect moment with Farrow
showing her emotions in a psychiatrist
office with supporting actor Phil
Leeds showing no expression as the
shrink and listening.
Farrow does a good job acting
nervous talking on a pay phone to a
doctor scared that someone will evesdrop
outside.
There's a good intimidating moment with
supporting actor Ralph Bellamy stand
over Farrow demanding her to return to
her suite with her husband.
We have a nice suspenseful moment with
Farrow running away from everyone in
her building and locking her door which
makes you wonder if she will be safe.
Nice shots on some of the supporting cast
including Bellamy creeping up to
Farrow trying to act friendly
towards her. Farrow is great
screaming intensely when she is grabbed
and held down to a bed along with a nice
shot on Bellamy preparing a
needle to sedate her.
A perfect shot on Farrow waking
up in bed again along with Cassavates
looking over her as well as her freaking
out again after the news that she lost
her baby.
Farrow does well when she is holding
a knife and entering a guest room with
supporting actress Patsy Kelly
screaming.
Farrow was terrific with her wide eyed
expressions after seeing what her baby
looks like and freaking out.
A great shocking outburst on Sidney
Blackmer shouting that God is dead
celebrating the life of Satan.
Terrific classical music
composed by Krzysztof Komeda with
some unique harp type playing when we
hear the theme song with the la la la
singing during the opening and end of the
film.
There's also bizarre sounding music too
for the film which suits many spots in
the film.
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