Born (2007/I)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Richard Friedman

Writer:

Alex D'Lerma (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Feed baby now...

Plot:

Mary Elizabeth goes to bed alone one night, still a 21 year old virgin, and wakes up the next morning...

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Dark | Possessed | Homicidal

Cast

Joan Severance	...	Dr. Sammael
Alison Brie	...	Mary Elizabeth
Kane Hodder	...	Asmodeus / Cardinal
Denise Crosby	...	Catherine
James T. Callahan	...	Albert Martino (as James Callahan)
Eddie Velez	...	Father Anthony
Alex D'Lerma	...	Father Nick
Vince Lozano	...	Ivan
Azalea Davila	...	Jennifer
Rick McCallum	...	Trucker
Jorg Sirtl	...	Lars
Roger Hewlett	...	Doorman
Julie Costello	...	Twin
Shawnie Costello	...	Twin
Mike Muscat	...	Bum

Runtime:

USA:107 min | Germany:105 min | USA:118 min (original version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Devil's Child Picture Company

Overall a waste of time

I just watched that movie, and was pretty disappointed. I didn't expect much to begin with as the premise of the movie doesn't suggest greatness anyway. Sadly, it doesn't even manage to deliver just as stupid entertainment. The main problem is probably the acting. While I've seen far worse actors in far worse movies, the story would require some people to act out as violent maniacs, some others as people caught a in really stressing predicament, and they fail to deliver that. Although I watched the German release I watched with the original audio, so it's definitely not just bad voice-overs or anything like that. Added to that, the German DVD release seems to be cut, the killings are all pretty much left out, meaning that except for a few semi-gory scenes closer to the end the German release doesn't deliver as a movie for "gore-hounds", either. Can't comment on that for other releases of course. The plot has some stupid moments thrown in here and there and the beginning is just hilarious (ever heard of a demon visiting a psychiatrist?). Too bad the movie takes itself far too seriously, if it was filmed as a horror-comedy and changed a bit here and there accordingly it might have worked better. The ending is just a huge disappointment.

If you've got really nothing better to do and just can't stand the boredom anymore you might (and it's really a weak "might") consider this movie. If there's anything else available to watch or do: Pick that alternative.