Still/Born
Directed by Brandon Christensen
On the day Mary’s twins come, one is delivered stillborn. When she returns home to pick up the pieces and care for the surviving twin, Adam, strange things start happening. Mary is soon convinced a demonic entity is out to take Adam from her. But is the frightful figure Mary sees on the baby monitor real? Or is it in her head? Her husband thinks she’s losing it. But Mary knows she’s right. Brandon Christensen’s postpartum haunter sells its scares thanks to a intensely emotional performance by Christie Burke. Fan of THE BABADOOK or ANNABELLE? The stork’s brought something new for you. Contains strong language, sexual scenes, violence and gore.
A mom is convinced a demonic entity is out to harm her newborn son.
Cast: Michael Ironside, Christie Burke, Rebecca Olsen
Member Reviews
It was ok. Afew jumpy moments
This is my first time writing a review. I have been moved by such an impactful film, moved to give it a 1/5 on the oinkerscale. Script and story writing = just pick a direction and stick with it, I felt like I was watching a team project and one communicated on each part of the film. Acting = if you can call it that, I have seen more realistic depictions of emotion conveyed on a Minecraft villager not to mention half of the movies audio files are probably screaming, not fun. also the baby cannot act convincingly, ( that was a joke). set design = massive empty houses that isn't utilised at all, why is there 2 of the same decoration on one of the bookshelf above each other? who decorates like that? overall = there was a few intriguing and a couple of amazing ideas that hooked me in, but they are immediately left behind and then the constant jump between is it real or just the MC imagination? was tiresome, lastly it is an insult to the topic of postpartum issues that woman go through and is used as a very weak crutch to keep the story going when it would have been better without, (6 ft btw). not the worst but not worth it.
MC makes this movie hard to watch.
It had its good moments, although it dragged on a little longer than necessary. The actress of Mary played the part well, giving a good performance of someone with paranoia and psychosis. There was always the hesitation to believe whether what she was experiencing was true or just a psychotic episode, and it seemed like there were genuinely moments that fell into both categories. Overall a decent horror film, although I would have liked a few more jumpscares or to see the demon more often.
Okay to watch, wouldn’t watch it again.