Bad Seed, indeed...

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2014)

Roman Polanski's version of ROSEMARY'S BABY isn't quite as subtle as some have led others to believe: when "the father" begets The Child, for instance, we actually SEE Big D in action and he's a scaly, monstrous creature. In the hands of a lesser director, the scene could've been ridiculous, but Polanski manages to pull it off without too much fanfare. Cassavettes is good as the actor willing to sell not only HIS soul but the souls of every member of his family to get what he wants, but it's Mia Farrow as Rosemary who makes the movie a classic: she never once strikes the wrong note, and her reactions at the end of the movie are particularly noteworthy. There's a subtlety to her final scenes that can't be overlooked or denied- she MAKES the movie (with a little help from Polanski). Horror fans could conceivably view ROSEMARY'S BABY as a prequel to movies like THE OMEN and THE EXORCIST (to name but a few).