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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Rate: 10
Viewed: 11/04, 2/07

2/07: Before Roman Polanski directed Chinatown, he struck gold in Rosemary's Baby, one of the finest horror films made.

The acting is uniformly impeccable. I'm surprised that Mia Farrow wasn't given enough credit for her breakthrough performance. John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, and Sidney Blackmer are outstanding as well. Although the movie plays out like a soap opera, it's the beginning of what's to come. Rosemary's transformation is eerie to watch. The ending is a shocker.

All in all, Rosemary's Baby is a timeless horror classic.

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