Classic horror

Rating: 8/10 (27 August 2014)

A classic horror movie. Those are words you don't hear often, because horror movies are generally dime-a-dozen formulaic crap. However, with Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski crafts a slow-burning, horror-as- undercurrent, drama that defines how horror movies should be made.
Polanski's script is subtle and his direction even more clever. The movie starts slowly, and very innocuously, but you can sense the gathering momentum and evil. The final scene brings everything together, and justifies the "horror" tag.
Great performance by Mia Farrow in the lead role. John Cassavetes gives good support as Rosemary's husband. Ruth Gordon almost steals the show as the elderly, seemingly-innocent, neighbour. She well deserved her Best Supporting Actress Oscar.