........................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, Colombia...and ORLANDO, FL

TO MOM....These are the last words to appear on the screen after end credits for GRACE. (You see, sometimes it pays to watch the credits to the very end!) Now if GRACE had been MY baby, (We're speaking metaphorically here, of course!) The absolute LAST person on earth I would have dedicated it to would have been MY MOM! Well, that is unless my goal were getting her to disown me!

Bizarrely quirky, Uber-creepy and I would say, definitely old-school film- making, but with an extremely dark fresh twist. The psychological equivalent of walking on eggshells inside your brain while running jagged fingernails across your mind's blackboard ...And it's a Canadian flick!

Reviews here abound with Film "A" meets Movie "B" examples. Here is my take to try a give you sense of the GRACE's impact: Director Paul Solet, at heart, is a Hitchcock wannabe of the Horror/Psychological Thriller genre. He has also been greatly influenced by classics like ROSEMARY'S BABY, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE and near-Cult Classics like IT'S ALIVE! His D.O.B. doesn't appear anywhere I could find, but since he received B.A. degrees from Emerson college in 2002 in, get this now: FILM and PSYCHOLOGY, I doubt he's over mid-30's!

BTW, he also is credited for the screenplay on GRACE! We will be hearing a lot more about Paul Solet in the future! GRACE really gets in your brain, with that imminent sense that something dreadful and/or horrific is going to happen any second...but for the most part, it doesn't. I know there are a lot of you who flat out reject that in a movie. You'd probably be better off passing on GRACE in that case.

8*....ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!

Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!

"Grace", the long feature debut of writer/director Paul Solet, is an oddly unsettling but refreshingly inventive horror-drama hybrid that can't possibly be categorized into one single genre. This film is deeply disturbing, emotionally moving, darkly comical and intellectually engaging all at the same time and that is quite a remarkable thing to achieve for a young director who only shot a few short movies before, is it not? "Grace" literally baths in an unclassifiable grisly atmosphere, the detailed character drawings are unique and plausible and the concept – although rationally impossible – is nightmarishly upsetting. The announcer at the Belgian Fantasy Festival, where I watched this movie, advised for couples with young children and particularly pregnant women to leave the theater and that was definitely a good move (not that there were many), as this instant gem covers pretty much all the imaginable horrors of motherhood, like troublesome conception, intrusive mother-in-laws, alternate delivery methods, loss of husband and – worst of all – a still born baby. Madeline doesn't really care about too much except for the 7-months-old fetus in her wombs and bringing it into this world in an old-fashioned and natural way, with a traditional midwife and vitamins instead of a hospital doctors and anesthetics. When the baby stops moving after a tragic car accident, in which also her docile husband dies, Madeline is nevertheless determined to give birth when the time is due. The baby, Grace, miraculously comes out of the womb alive and seemingly healthy, but soon after Madeline's biggest ordeal comes to the surface. Grace needs blood instead of breast milk and, the devoted mother she is, Madeline does everything within her power to provide this. Meanwhile, mother-in-law Vivian tries to do everything to obtain guardianship over Grace as she's convinced Madeline is mentally incapable of nursing her granddaughter. The sequences where Madeline "sacrifices" her own health in order to feed her eccentric baby girl are simultaneously disruptive and affectionate. This is a peculiar combination of sentiment that we're really not used to witnessing in the horror genre, but it's extremely compelling to say the least. Also the sub plot involving the aging Vivian rediscovering her femininity is disturbing, but in a totally and never before experienced fashion. "Grace" contains multiple shocking moments and grueling images, especially near the end, but the violence or bloodshed is never at one point exploitative or tasteless. So, cult loving horror fans please don't start thinking this is a modern update of Larry Cohen's early 70's crazed killer baby flick "It's Alive" or you risk feeling very much ripped off. This is an often uncomfortably slow-paced and intriguing psychological drama/thriller, with stylish photography and hypnotizing acting performances. Jordan Ladd is amazing as Madeline and this was probably the first film set where she could demonstrate her talented acting capacities, because until now I only saw her in lighter horror stuff like "Death Proof" and "Club Dread". Ladd also receives superb support from Gabrielle Rose as Vivian (truly a courageous performance) and Samantha Ferris as the alternative midwife. "Grace" honestly is a movie you won't forget about easily, that is one guarantee I can give you.

The movie "Grace" is a disturbing one. The plot of the story is that a woman, Madeline (Jordan Ladd) and her husband, Michael (Stephen Park), have been trying to conceive unsuccessfully. They have been pregnant twice before, but she had miscarriages. This time they have been successful and everything seems completely fine. Everything is completely fine until there is a crash which is the result of the car airbag flying open at the complete wrong time. This accident, results in the death of Madeline's husband (which she seems completely unbothered about) and her unborn child. She decides to keep the baby inside her for the term, until finally she gives birth to a stillborn. It is quite a sad scene when the child is finally born and is not responding to anything. She sits with it begging for it not to leave her. The midwife, (who is a long term friend of Madeline) tells her she can't just wish for her baby to be alive. Whilst she is saying this sentence, the baby of course comes back to life and Madeline introduces baby Grace to the audience. Everything seems fine until Grace decides she doesn't like milk but has a thirst for blood, which is ironic knowing her mother is a vegan. Madeline tries to provide Grace with blood as much as she can either by purchasing fresh cow's meat or enduring the pain herself. This would be fine and life would go on, if it wasn't for her interfering mother-in-law, Vivian (Gabrielle Rose), and her doctor, Richard (Malcolm Stewart). Vivian interferes because she has a disturbing fetish to breast feed and Richard interferes because he has a disturbing habit to drink breast milk. Together they try to take baby Grace away from Madeline.

This film is not your typical horror film. It isn't scary, it doesn't make you jump and it doesn't get your adrenaline pumping. It's the opposite. It is very slow moving and not very exciting in the slightest. The only thing that keeps you hooked into the film is the fact that it is so very wrong. Another thing that makes the film so wrong is the ability to make you feel sorry for mother and child. This baby is feeding off blood and the mother will do anything to allow it. However awful this may be, the mother is so desperate to have a child and she still loves it unconditionally and therefore the audience feels the need to understand that what Madeline is doing for the child is completely acceptable.

This movie is different. It won't win any Oscars for acting, directing, cinematography or even special effects (baby Grace, at times, seems scarily weird, watch out for the close ups of the mouth), but it is a good film to watch if you want something unique. However, don't begin to watch the movie expecting anything special. If you take it one step at a time it will be enjoyable. The ending of the film (and I will say this, hopefully, without giving anything away), is possibly one of the strangest things I have ever seen. The last line and one of the last images with give you a "wtf, this is wrong," moment.

Overall, the concept of this film is different. It is a slow paced film, but isn't entirely boring. It comes under the category of horror, but isn't scary. It is more chilling. If you want something different to the blockbusters, watch it. If not, then don't.

After looking into the director of "Grace" I found that this movie is obviously based on a short movie he did 3 years before. And that is more explanation than I needed because basically this movie has nothing but the premise you already get in the synopsis. Woman tries to get pregnant, then loses her child in a car-crash, still brings it to birth and miraculously the baby lives. Of course the baby was dead and so its now a kind of undead baby that needs blood instead of breast milk.

The whole movie is sloooow paced and tries to be edgy and have a kind of black humor (for example the woman is a vegan and pretty obsessed with healthy food etc.) but it leads nowhere. For a horror movie this is damn boring, for a psychological movie I miss any depth. It looks like the director just has the two odd ideas of the undead baby attracting a lot of flies and chewing on its mothers bloodied breasts. Apart from that I don't see much here. At first the strange calm atmosphere of the movie really captures you but about half through the movie you realize that "Grace" indeed is nothing but a short-story stretched to feature length. After all a real big disappointment.

Madeline Matheson (Jordan Ladd) has unsuccessfully been trying to get pregnant with her husband Michael (Stephen Park). When she finally succeeds, she decides to be assisted by the midwife Patricia Lang (Samantha Ferris) despite the insistence of her snoopy mother-in-law Vivian (Gabrielle Rose) that wants the family obstetrician Dr. Richard Sohn (Malcolm Stewart) instead. When Michael and Madeline have a car accident, Michael and the unborn baby die; however, Madeleine insists on carrying out the pregnancy. Patricia accepts her request to pretend stillbirth. However, the baby Grace is miraculously delivered and sooner Madeleine discovers that Grace needs to be fed with human blood.

"Grace" is a refreshing and disturbing low-budget horror movie. The dramatic story is certainly unpleasant and not recommended for pregnant women, but the director and writer Paul Solet has created a totally different story with touches of black-humor. The slow-pace might be the cause for the unfair review in IMDb. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Mistério de Grace" ("The Mystery of Grace")

I can see why people would not like this movie. First of all, Paul Solet is making satire and horror of something that people hold sacred. The very love of a mother. This is embodied by two characters. The protagonist mother Madeline Matheson (Jordan Ladd) and her mother-in-law Vivian Matheson (Gabrielle Rose).

The movie starts with a soft-core sex scene in which Madeline seem extremely bored. We soon find out she's lesbian, so it is implied she did only get a husband to get pregnant. This is also implied by her lack of care when her husband dies. The scene where Madeline for over two minutes hugs and kisses what looks to be a baby corpse was disturbing. Later on in the movie she proves that she loves her baby no matter what.

After Vivian loses her son,Madeline's husband Michael (Stephen Park) in the car accident she becomes desperate to get hold of the baby, as she does not trust in Madeline's being-mother knowledge. She shows disturbing behavior, wanting her husband to breastfeed on her, seemingly because she wants to have a child, and probably can't have one because her biological clock has run out.

Overall this is a pretty decent horror though. It has a very disturbing atmosphere to it, probably at the cost of pace. It has some moments I felt a little ill (in a good way), because of the mood and atmosphere. The dialogs were cheap. The characters were overall a little boring. Madeline was luckily the most interesting and best played character. Vivian was overplayed by Gabrielle Rose. I didn't get a grip of the husband, nothing was lost to the audience when he died. But the thing is, cheap dialogs and poorly developed characters is not uncommon in the horror genre, as I said the movie is pretty decent.

I recommend this movie to everyone who likes the trailer, and are not bothered by a slow pace. The trailer is pretty much, what you see is what you get.

I was really looking forward to this movie. The horror site fangoria really gave this movie great reviews and even dared to say it was a great horror movie. I again really went out of my way to see this great movie which was suppose to be ground breaking horror and oh boy was this a piece of horror scifi channel trash!!! The concept was pretty good, car accident, baby dies and yet at birth the baby is alive. Sounds interesting right!!! Well thats pretty much it because after that the movie goes downhill. It goes from a still birth baby to a crying baby and then you get an hour and ten minutes of asking yourself how and why is this going on with this baby. Did I miss anything within the movie that I'm left wondering what i just saw and why is that happening. This is a movie which will leave u running in a circle and yet the ending makes things much worst and adds no closure other then expecting a sequel to try to understand this movie. Do yourself a favor if your reading this review and take my word please. Skip this movie and save yourself the time and read a book or color a picture because this movie is just that bad.

ArieScope Picturers Directed by Paul Solet Starring Jordan Ladd Only Limited Release; DVD 09/15/2009

GRACE is an interesting entry into the horror genre because it does not fit neatly into the genre. GRACE is equal parts horror, drama, and satire. It is those characteristics that make the movie both splendid and unfortunate.

GRACE takes its time starting as we are introduced to Madeline Matheson, the mother to be, as well as her mother-pleasing husband and son-obsessed mother-in-law Vivian. The tone of the relationship is set right away with the tension between Madeline and Vivian. Madeline is a natural living obsessive and is steadfast in her choice to have a natural childbirth with a midwife delivering. She is vegan and uses only natural products. Vivian is a traditionalist and also obsessive. She wants rapt medical attention from the family doctor, the best synthetic medicines, and meat and potatoes with every meal. The combative nature of the relationship is presented near the very start around the dinner table where Madeline has prepared a gourmet looking vegan feast while Vivian takes every opportunity to make disgusted non-verbal innuendo regarding the food as an aside to questioning the expecting mother's choices leading up to the birth. The husband/son, Michael, largely is relegated to a Mommy Dearest peace broker and a bit of a goof.

Here we have the beginning of satire deluge as Solet, throughout the rest of the film, holds nothing back in lampooning both Natural Living proponents and their diametric opponents – the obtuse establishment traditionalists. And the lampooning does not stop there. Michael is revealed to be a Yes Mother type son and Vivian slowly shows her Son Obsessed disorder with a strange reawakening of birthing years sexuality. These characters are also played to the over-the-top satirical limit.

And then the next character in our drama – the midwife. Samantha Ferris plays Dr. Patricia Lang. Dr. Lang is a New Age Lesbian. That is not me editorializing, that had to be the description for the part in the script. As you can probably guess, this character too is played over-the-top and unforgiving as a very sharp, but insecure and possibly deranged lesbian naturalist. Dr. Lang is also obsessed with Madeline – as she was the latter's mentor in school and has apparently held onto a sick gay crush that drove her crazy (and she, by the way, has a new mentee who has an insane gay jealous streak when it comes to Madeline).

So far we have:

* Natural Living Obsessive Vegan

* Establishment Obsessed mother-in-law with unhealthy and nearly sexual connection with her son

* Yes Mother son that obsesses to please Mother

* New Age Lesbian obsessed with former student

I'll spare a detailed introduction to The Family Doctor who is, as is certainly expected by this point, the embodiment of a cold, incompetent, and bureaucratic medical profession. I'm telling you, no one escapes ad nauseum satirical attacks from Solet who is the director and writer. I think he's trying to make a point.

The last character introduced is by far the most normal. And that would be the blood drinking, flesh craving little baby girl called Grace – who is stillborn but miraculously alive. All Grace wants is to not feel sick and be with her momma. The rest of these sickos in the movie project their outlandish Psychological Disorder-R-Us manifestations onto the poor little girl.

I can almost appreciate the aim of the film: to introduce a set of circumstances so bizarre that it profoundly defines the monster that the extremes of society can become even when compared to an abolition. The problem is that so little subtly is used in this parable that profound turns into a sick mess of eye rolling character creations that at times render the movie nearly unwatchable.

The cinematography as well as the staging and scene work of the film is far above par. It borders on a visual art work at times as the macabre contrast of normal and abhorrently abnormal share space. Unfortunately that theme is used thematically to such an extent that the visual elements are drained of any additional meaning and leaves one silently (or not) screaming, "I GET IT," at the screen.

Visually this movie is worth checking out. One should pick a day when he feels tolerant of abusive satirists.

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Madeline (Jordan Ladd) is 8 months pregnant and is determined to give birth to her daughter Grace. When a car accident takes the lives of her husband and Grace, she is still determined. Good for Madeline, the daughter comes back-but things are going to get worse.

A dark, dramatic tale of horror, "Grace" is a creepy, understated ride rife with social commentary, Black Humor, and excellent performances. Ladd in particular is great. She doesn't play the typical horror female-she's neither a slutty dumb blond, a innocent virgin, or a tough action heroine. She's a realistic woman put into a terrible situation. Add to that, Gabrielle Rose is also great as the sympathetic villain Vivian, whose jealousy of Grace's child (due mostly to her dead son) leads to a white knuckle conclusion.

In fact, none of the female characters are weak or clichéd. The film is particularly effective as an subversion of the traditional horror film-something the recent flick "Jennifer's Body" attempted but failed to accomplish. Also notable is the subversion of motherhood-most movies look at the idea of having a child as a joy, yet here in horror tradition, it is a burden, but not the type one would be used to in horror flicks involving infants.

Some probably won't like "Grace"-they might feel turned off by it's feminist undertones, it's slow burn style (though there's some wonderfully nasty surprises in store-especially the final shot) or it's use of character drama instead of constant scares. Those looking for something different in today's horror and increasingly predictable Independent film environment might find themselves surprised, and maybe even impressed by this little horror flick.

This was a pretty bad film. For starters it was shot in HD or with the RED camera, so the picture quality was sh*t! I mean god awful, pixelation everywhere. The story itself was pretty dull and uninteresting. I felt no attachment to the character (the mother) whatsoever. We didn't really get to know her at all. A few more minutes of a 'portrayal into madness' for her in the character development section would have helped greatly. But there would still be issues. For example, the film wasn't horrifying, it was just gory and disgusting. And that does not put horror into a horror film. The director of this film should watch 'rosemary's baby' and learn a thing or two. AVOID!

what to say about a horror movie even a lesbian triangle can't save? this is the first time i sat in front of a computer right after watching a movie to make a comment about it. maybe not really a comment but more of an good samaritan act of advising an unsuspecting thriller/horror lover not to waste his/her time on this garbage.

all the time while watching this i couldn't help myself thinking wtf?? and not in a good, what's gonna happen next, way, rather in - i could of used this time to vacuum my apartment way. i can't really blame the acting... as it's more than OK. nor can i blame the director as he probably made the most he could based on the script. the music/sound? no. it's the story. someone made a comment that every horror movie these days could be summed up to about a half and hour short movie. this one can, and is, summed up perfectly in the short summary on it's IMDb page. if you've read it, you've seen the movie. and saved yourself an hour and a half for studying the sex life of a floor board. waay more interesting of a subject.

p.s. i apologize for any spelling or grammar errors, English isn't even my second language

Hey everyone. I generally do not do movie reviews online - I have more things to do with my time, but I felt challenged to do one for 'Grace' as I felt that the films is poorly represented here on IMDb.

Some of the more recent horror films that have been coming out of the United States have been absolute garbage, I won't list titles because that's unfair - but I WILL say that the Americans have a very bad habit of remaking already excellent foreign horror films, and making a complete mess of it! This film was original - sure, it was FAR from perfect, but for an American horror film - it was far superior to the massive amount of slop coming out of that country right now. GIVE IT A BREAK!

I have never taken the time to register on this site to make a comment, but i wanted to help stop anyone from wasting their time watching this movie. I think this movie may take top billing for the worst movie that i have ever seen. Crap acting, unimaginative and just boring. . it's not scary or dark or freaky. . a bit disturbing with the content, but come on, even the storyline takes away from the disturbing content because it is so poorly written . . . i do have to say that i was laughing a few times at the special effects, at times it was so obvious that she was carrying around a doll that i couldn't help but laugh. Anyway, i had to take the time to just throw this movie under the bus and hopefully it will stay there. unreal. .

It's been a while that a movie has moved me to the point of writing a review about it.

Most horror movies tend to be long-winded and boring. What I mean by that is - a majority could be made into 30-60 minute short stories and still maintain their level of creativity and intensity. Most directors tend to drop the ball in the final act of the movie. It's simply a part of the genre - you can only see so many grotesque situations before they become redundant, and most of the story lines have been done before.

"Grace", however, is in a class all on its own. The symbolism and message of the movie is subtle, though there are times of glaring irony that force the viewer to do a double-take. I felt like the director was spot-on in not only creating the atmosphere, but even utilizing the sometimes over-exaggerated sounds to get a message across to the viewers.

The story itself is fantastic. Though the idea has been played around with here and there in other movies, the depth and execution in this particular flick was astonishing and well pulled off. The main characters are spot on. There is enough "gore" to perpetuate the idea that this is still a horror movie, but nowhere near the amount for an overkill. The topic itself is serious but disturbing, and though a large part of the movie lacks any overall logical explanation - the mere thought that it was a possibility is enough for any of us that are parents to squirm in our seats.

I'd highly recommend this movie to horror enthusiasts. Though I'm quite certain it's message and it's delivery will be lost amongst masses of hack-and-slash horror lovers, there is no doubt that "Grace" will go down as a cult classic.

This is one of the most disturbing and demented movies I have ever seen, and that's saying a lot. Jordan Ladd, in her best role to date, imo, plays a pregnant woman, that loses her unborn child in a car accident. BUT, she still wants to carry the dead baby in her womb, until in a gut wrenching scene, she delivers it. It is dead when delivered, but when placed in her arms for a short while, it comes back alive. However, this is the start of a nightmare, that I would not recommend for women period to watch, especially Mothers, because I think it would be almost impossible and unbearable to watch. The baby doesn't have an appetite for milk, it likes blood and only blood, and the Mother (Ladd) is trying to fulfill its needs. Extremely disturbing scenes, and a pretty original horror film, that is not really gory, but pretty bloody. I was actually stunned as I watched it, and to ease the tension a little, it has one of the best killing of a fly scenes I have ever seen in a movie. Great stuff for our demented fans, I highly recommend it to you sickos.

Weak plotted, not very good acting, poor written. It wasn't a huge, suicidal, mind breaking disappointment though since I didn't had high expectations about this film. Strangely enough, it is like somebody you don't know at all, gives you the finger while crossing the street... Would you feel offended or indifferent ? I felt a little bit angry and this comment is my finger back because I really can't understand filmmakers compromising without a really strong reason. For me the true message of this movie was something like: "if you don't get into it, means you're not that stupid we really hoped you'd be". This isn't the first and definitively not the last time I felt this way so I am really wondering, why do we have only five fingers per hand... to count the good movies or is it a caprice of nature? :)

The synopsis is much more interesting than the whole. What seemed to me to be a very interesting premise initially, unfortunately, never became more than that. Nothing happens. It is as though the first one hour and fifteen minutes sets up the last ten. I know that can be said of many movies, but with a movie that has a zombie/vampire baby I was really hoping for more "in the middle" stuff. I just kept waiting for something to justify having spent the last hour of my life taking this in.

As far as a review goes, the acting isn't terrible, if not a bit cardboard. The production values are reasonably good, all things being considered. One hour and twenty five minutes of run time makes it a reasonably small investment given that when one agrees to watch a movie like this one agrees to "roll the dice" cinematically.

*meh*...it was either this or mow the lawn. As it turns out the lawn still needs the mowing.

A young couple Michael and Madeline are having their first baby.Unfortunately very tragic car accident results in death of Michael.Medical exam reveals that their baby has died as well.A devastated Madeline decides to carry the baby to term.And Grace is born.She who is thirsty for blood instead of milk."Grace" by Paul Solet is an unsettling horror film with excellent central performance of Jordan Ladd.Madeline is an overprotective parent who will kill and destroy life for her vampire baby.Her maternal devotion is almost psychopathic.The atmosphere of creeping dread is well-developed in "Grace".There is a bit of disgusting gore and a lot of suffering.Pretty bleak and sad horror film that is not for the easily offended.8 cribs out of 10.

"Grace" lives up to it's title as a sophisticated, subtle and intelligently twisted exercise which relies on the power of it's central idea completely and runs with it to it's logical conclusion. The filmmakers do everything to allow the theme to operate in stark contrast to reality.

The synopsis is clearly stated online so I won't reveal anything else. What I found surprising is the manner in which familiar cultural visuals and themes surrounding babies, birth and motherhood are in several instances smartly dissected and explored. Visuals which have been reduced to kitsch by marketing are stared-at through the film's ghastly filter. When the film works it plays with our sacred assumptions surrounding babies in film - it makes us squirm by employing our stock-responses to images of diapers, baby-baths, mommies breast-feeding, babies crying, a mother straining to give birth, etc., then re-frames those visuals in a delicately shocking manner. It's simple, but thanks to the writing, performances and execution of the film, it comes across as brilliantly diabolical.

The relational sub-plots in the story seem to be somewhat grafted-on, as if to address a need to increase character depth, but in these cases the direction is still effective and performances are sound. As a debut feature, there is little here to be impatient with. In a genre which too easily becomes a gore-circus/blast-fright parody of itself, calculated restraint and economy are a very welcome.

While the film has flaws, the parts which work do so with such confidence that it argues eloquently for leniency, as well as building an eager anticipation for the director's future work.

Highly recommended.

This movie was they worst movie I have ever seen. First of all the whole concept of the movie was f'd up. Who wakes up one day and goes "You know what would make millions? A mother giving birth to a dead baby and having it come back to life and drink blood." The whole movie consisted of one thing, and that was nipples; bloody, milky, old, young. If I was actually a mother I would have found this movie even more f'd up. The whole thought of a mother being okay with their child drinking blood is just ridiculous and un realistic. The mother should have died in the end which was also un realistic. Also where the f*** was the husband during all of this?! or any other family for that matter. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Well if you are looking for a gory movie, you should rather watch "It's Alive" with a similar theme, than this. Don't get me wrong, "Grace" is pretty graphic too, but the other movie will satisfy Splatter fans more. Not that it is better though, it's just more straight forward and doesn't take any prisoners.

Coming back to this one, it has one really great idea and can be summarized as a "Rosemaries Baby" meets "Little Shop of Horrors". And while that "sounds" great (and probably was a great read too), it doesn't translate to the screen. Especially considering the two movies that I mentioned above! It's a shame really, this movie being produced by Adam Green (of Hatchet fame), you could and should rightfully expect more. Speaking of Adam Green, he has a cameo in this movie that is beyond weird ... in a bad sense. I'm suspecting his appearance in a store is supposed to be spooky ... it's anything but. Unfortunately it's almost unintentionally funny ... again in a bad way!

While you could excuse those few miss happenings, what really drags the movie down (besides the slow pace), is the acting! I'm not saying the actors can't act ... but watching the movie, there is no evidence they actually can act. And it's really pivotal to a small budget movie, that it has performances in it ... It fails on quite a few levels.

Saw this at Sundance and was found myself extremely disappointed. The Director kept trying to make it into some deep meaningful film about the love between a mother and child. The reality is that you have seen this same type of movie every year around halloween on lifetime. The director kept saying it was not about the visceral and proceed to show more blood than a slaughter yard. Even went so far as to plant people in the audience with testimonials about what a touching and moving movie this was as a mother and how men where fainting just from watching. At some point he even pointed out that Eli Roth was his camp counselor. In the end it was flat out disappointing from start to finish. Look for it soon around Halloween on your Local Basic cable provider.

This movie was extremely disturbing on a few levels and begs one to ask; why even make a movie like this and who sits around and thinks about such morbid garbage to bring to the big screen?

Dark story line that left us with a sick feeling while trying to hang in there as the plot unfolded. The movie crawls along and resembles more of a documentary of a very twisted young woman who becomes a self-imposed prisoner of her own world and drags a newborn along with her.

If you're searching for a decent horror film tonight....STOP NOW.....and save yourself time & money. It wasn't "horror" at all in the traditional sense- but it was HORRIBLE in every sense.

P.S., if my wife could add one word to sum this movie up it would be- GROSS!

Was expecting a good scare and a bit of gore, but i was unfortunately handed disgusting visuals and a confused concept. So this lady had a zombie baby? Wouldn't someone else have noticed the undead qualities of Grace before they let her go home with her mother? What was with all the new-age-lesbian stuff? I'm all for gay representation in the entertainment industry but an obsessive lesbian-professor midwife who goes on the run with her ex-student and her zombie baby? Maybe that was the entire point- to be ridiculous and over-the-top. All I know is that when the credits rolled all the people i was watching with, including me, ranted about this being one of the worst movies we'd ever seen. We watched Paranormal Activity the same night- now that was a well-done horror/thriller film!

This is really an awful movie and I don't understand why it had gotten the money to ever be made - I can write better script and I'm seeking/ or rather waiting for investments.

Now the reason I think it's a legitimate 1 (awful) out of 10 is simple: 1) The dialogue is rather empty, meaningless and not even psychopathic so that at least it induces creep; 2) The development is rather slow, or maybe we shall say it doesn't exist; 3) The main character isn't a human, because humans won't choose to give birth to a dead fetus and humans won't do any of the things the protagonist does;

If someone suggests that she's psychopathic, then 2) the development doesn't exist. If she's normal, then 3) she's not human normal. Anyway, I simply can't get it. I don't know why many people like this film. But I don't.

Alright, if I need another two lines to comment, I'll just write here why I think I can do better: 1) I would want to make it trustworthy unless it's supposed to be not; 2) I wouldn't give half an hour to meaningless talks between two people; 3) If it's supposed to be scary, I'll make it scary.