Rosemarie's Baby

Rating: 8/10 (8 March 2012)

A comical yet suspenseful movie that makes you want to keep your eyes closed is what Roman Polanski achieves through Rosemarie's Baby. In this comical thriller Roman Polanski has Hollywood starlet and Frank Sinatra's wife, Mia Farrow play a young wife who comes to live in New York City with her husband Guy (John Cassavetes). They move into the Bradford, a luxury apartment based community. While there they meet Minnie and Roman Castavet a very odd couple that wear some intriguing outfits which easily conceal their inner personalities. Rosemarie (Mia Farrow) doesn't want to become too attached to the Castavets because she hears chants from their suite. However, Guy becomes attached to the Castavets after a dinner, then SURPRISE all of a suddenly Guy starts to have major breakthroughs with his acting career. Later on Rosemary becomes pregnant after a mousse-provoked nightmare of being, the Castavets and their friends start taking "good" care of Rosemarie. Now most of us know that during a pregnancy the wife and maybe the husband gain weight. Weirdly enough, Rosemarie has the exact opposite difference and starts feeling pain and loses weight. We witness Rosemarie's life becoming a roller-coaster. She becomes confused and the only person she can fully trust is dead. As the film unravels Rosemarie becomes paranoid, attempts murder, and then she finally succumbs. This masterpiece leaves the viewer to their own grotesque imagination and paranoia. It makes you want to close your eyes and release a pathetic laugh at the same time.