Sorry for being away, I have been extremely busy with the courses I teach, script analysis and of course writing. I have been going to the movies and watch DVD's so it hasn't all been work. But after watching some of these movies it seemed like work just sitting through them.
Let's get started. First up is:
--> Let's get started. First up is:
The Unborn
The Unborn is the latest film from director and writer David Goyer. The film follows Casey Beldon, a young woman who is suddenly haunted by horrific nightmares that begin to intrude into real life. Casey is played by the lovely 
-->Odette Yustman, who was last seen in the film Cloverfield. Miss Yustman does a serviceable job carrying the film, but is given very little to work with from writer/director Goyer. The supporting cast lead by Gary Oldman, Meagan Good and Cam Gigandet are little more than shadows. There is little character development and we really could care less if these characters live or die and in this kind of movie they usually die, but we should care if they do or not.
The main problem with the Unborn is that Director Goyer did not see the flaws in the screenplay by writer Goyer. The story at first concerns Casy being haunted by the spirt of her unborn dead twin brother that she never knew existed. If Goyer had stayed focused on this plot, then I believe he would have made a much stronger film. Unfortunately writer Goyer wanted to include elements of his vast research and the story goes off into Jewish demons and exorcism and the audience is lost in the process.
The Unborn isn't a terrible movie, but few scares and little suspense.If you see it at a bargain matinee you may enjoy the time spent or better yet wait and rent it when it comes out on DVD.
