Too slow

Rating: 5/10 (21 February 2005)

I have to join the legion of folks that thought this movie was quite longer than I would have made it. Hitchcock kept Psycho down to 1hr. and 45min. and that is one thing I wish Polansky did here. Recently I've seen The Pianist and thought it was really good but, despite the good direction and camera work the plot to Rosemary's Baby doesn't quite stand up to the 2hr. and 15min. mark. I must admit that within the last hour somewhere I do get sucked into the movie and enjoy it quite a bit but, if this movie had a half hour cut out of it the film would excite many more people and be more deserving of the horror genre. If you want a thrilling or horrifying classic movie stick with Hitchcock's Psycho, Vertigo, etc. or some of Kubrick's works, Halloween, and some Stephen King adaptations. Mr. Polanski, if you want to create a good horror movie either you or your editor needs to weed out unimportant pieces of information so the story will play out in a more suitable time frame. This should not be considered one of the top 20 horror movies on IMDb and should have been told in less time and that is why I give 5/10.