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The Unborn (2009)

Reviewed by Clark Collis | Jan 14, 2009

Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW

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EW's GRADE

B-

Details Release Date: Jan 09, 2009; Rated: PG-13; Genre: Horror; With: Gary Oldman and Odette Yustman

Image credit: Peter Iovino

Twin terror: There are plenty of frights in The Unborn

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The Unborn, written and directed by Dark Knight coscribe David S. Goyer, comes across like a Jewish Exorcist. Odette Yustman (Cloverfield) plays a   woman who's apparently haunted by the ghost of her twin who died while still in the womb. Gary Oldman is the rabbi whose aid she seeks. And a dog with an upside-down head is...well, actually, the unfortunate pooch's role is unclear. Indeed, Goyer has penned many scripts superior to this one (he co-wrote cult gem Dark City), but he does make sure you're never far away from a big "Boo!" B–

Originally posted Jan 14, 2009 Published in issue #1031 Jan 23, 2009 Order article reprints

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