The film stands out among movies with smaller budgets within the horror genre. My enjoyment of *The Unborn* might have been amplified by how much my friends reacted to it during our viewing, but I still found it to be quite good on its own merits. The cast is a step above what you usually see in these kinds of films, featuring Gary Oldman and Idris Elba alongside strong performances from Odette Annable and Meagan Goo…

This supernatural horror movie feels fundamentally flawed in its ideas, though it’s still possible to sit through thanks to Odette Ystman. Gary Oldman appears briefly, perhaps around 20 minutes, despite having a prominent billing; I suspect he agreed to be involved at least partly out of professional courtesy for writer-director David S. Goyer, who previously collaborated on Batman Begins. Idris Elba also has a very …