3/5 Unborn, and unresearched...
  by Laurelnd (Bismarck, ND United States)
This movie has an excellent premise: the "twin" fetus that died in utero so that the heroine/main character could survive now wants its own chance at life. Perhaps bringing in the Jewish concentration camp survivor was a good idea; I'm not sure. It seemed to make the plot a little foggier. Had it been the spirit/consciousness or ghost of the unborn twin rather than a long-lived, erm, Monster-Demon? I think I'd have found it more interesting. But since they did go with a Jewish demon, and required a rabbi and a Hebrew "exorcism"(Spoiler alert -- quit here if you haven't seen it and want to be surprised -- although after the first half hour surprise is unlikely)they should at least have done a few things right. Did anyone else notice that they read the secret Hebrew book from front to back, and each page from left to right? Hebrew, like Arabic, is written from right to left, and books are read from what readers of English and European languages consider back to front. OK, so I'm picky. But when the plot is thin to begin with, it doesn't take much to break the suspension of disbelief. That broke mine. And the ending? She's pregnant, with TWINS? Could it be more cliched? I think not. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't a scare fest. The best thing about it was that it relied slightly more on suspense and fear than slashing and splattering (the latter seems to require little to no plot at all these days). The acting was so-so, better than a lot of recent movies, but if you're looking for a good tight plot, you won't find it here.

3/5 "How Big Is The Universe?" ~ Blurring The Line Between Science And The Occult
  by Brian E. Erland (CA - USA)
The horror film 'The Unborn' falls into the regrettable category; 'so much potential, so little realization'.

Just look at the positives:
1- Odette Yustman (does anyone else out there think she could be Megan Fox's twin sister?) was a great choice for the female in distress role.
2- Gary Oldman is one of the best in the business.
3- The decision to try something different from the overused Catholic priest/demon scenario and go with a seldom if ever explored Judaic mysticism/dybbuk storyline was genius.
4- The special effects were adequate and the film was overall successful in creating an otherworldly atmosphere that was both intriguing and believable.

So what went wrong? The first indication that the film was losing steam and direction was its inability to supply the audience with sufficient back story information on Jewish lore and the concept of the dybbuk. This blatantly missed opportunity to explore such a rich and obscure tradition was unforgivable. To be honest this omission may not be as bothersome to the majority of viewers, it just happens to be a subject matter of great interest to me.

Be that as it may, to a larger degree the storyline ultimately met its Waterloo during the exorcism sequence. I don't know what the makers of this film had in mind, but whatever it was the film lost all coherence at this juncture. Instead of staging a classic confrontation between the powers of good and evil they opted for a massive carnage scene which literally destroyed the continuity of the film and left the storyline and characters no where to go.

The storyline of 'The Unborn" is something I'd like to see revisited and thoroughly explored again sometime soon. Hopefully next time by someone who knows what they're talking about.

1/5 Waste of Time
  by smitty (Balto, MD)
Thinking of watching this movie, dont think long, i would like the 1hr and 30 minutes of my life back on this one. First off the trailer is the best part of the whole movie, it shows all the scary stuff, it is dragged out alot of jib jab about what is coming to get her but the show never really gets you there. I was looking forward to this but it was a bust, save your money or rental on something better.

2/5 horrible ending
  by cbh
this movie had me waiting to see what was going to happen next but after it was all over I was very disapointed . it had some chilling scenes that reminded me alot of the "Grudge" which was good , then it had deamons jumping from body to body almost like the movie "fallen" which at first was ok but then it started geting a little old. but even after all of that I probably would've given it a higher rating , the problem lies in the end . it's one of those endings where it goes off and you say , "is that it ?" I even guessed the ending halfway through the movie without even knowing it , I just said I bet , blah blah blah and at the very end I was right and didn't even realize that was the whole reason why they were after her . I mean I figured that was why but they made it look like it was supose to be a surprise ending. if you've seen the movie you will understand what I'm talking about , I just don't wanna give to much away . but anyway, it's not worth $20 , I would say probably around a $5 movie.

3/5 Good special effects, contrived plot
  by Andrew F (Seattle, WA)
I'll give any horror movie 3 stars just for having good special effects. Like into the Mouth of Madness, this movie features the old walking on the hands and feet while head is twisted 180 degrees trick - an oldie but a goodie! The little kid looks creepy too - enough so that if I saw him I'd try to kick his little butt like a football. But, while directed and written by the same guy who wrote The Dark Knight, this movie comes up a bit short on the plot. Evil twin who died in womb - check. Crazy dream sequences - check. Scary little kid - check. Good execution of a lame story.