First Born (V)

1655-poster
release date March 20 2007
studio First Look Pictures
director Isaac Webb
writer Isaac Webb
starring Elisabeth Shue, Steven Mackintosh, Kathleen Chalfant, Khandi Alexander, Anne Wolf

Synopsis

Laura's expecting. Her husband, Steven's a loving guy but has little time for her. Her mom lives thousands of miles away. Forced to give up on her dreams, she's always been a bit edgy. A C-section drives her over the edge, making her see things in a different light. A creepy babysitter doesn't make things any better. She begins seeing things, trusts no one, as she goes into self-destruct mode.

Official Review

M. Night Shyamalan achieved success with The Sixth Sense because he capped an engrossing supernatural mystery with a humdinger of a twist ending, but his later films were less ingenious and the repeated use of the twist ending became a crutch used to prop up the meandering bullshit that preceded it (i.e., Unbreakable). First Born, with Elizabeth Shue as a mother suffering from the psychological torments of post-partum depression, is a movie that screams for a smart and satisfying twist ending to somehow redeem its ludicrously minimalist plot. …Read More

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Official Score: 1.5 / 5