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The Baby
1973
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Average Rating
3.7
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3.0
Sadistic horror pic that has achieved classic cult status for being so irreverently camp.
Sover
3.5
As in, goo goo noises, nappies, crawling, baby food, and the full shebang.
Star Burst Magazine
1.5
Accordingly The Baby, though marketed as horror, plays out as a deranged womens picture, its melodrama modulated to the rhythms of errant maternity.
Lw Lies
3.5
One scene confirms it: When Baby almost stands up at Anns prompting, his sister takes him back to his room, jabs him repeatedly with an electric cattl ..
The Dissolve
4.5
Are you cringing yet But wait, theres more: Ann suspects that Babys disability is actually perversely conditioned behavior.
Film Comment
4.5
The discomfort of The Baby is what makes it seem surprisingly subversive, thanks mostly to the rigorous physicality of David Mooneys (here credited as ..
Ion Cinema
4.0
Despite the enormous discomfort this movie will leave you with, it doesnt waste a lot of your time.
Cultured Vultures
3.8
Less a horror film than an outright freak show, The Baby grows oddly hypnotic in its accumulation of oddity.
Movie Martyr
4.4
The Baby is absolutely gaga. Or should that be goo goo gaga Its a multiple personality disorder of a film that vacillates among the extremes of weirdo ..
Commercial Appeal (Memphis ..
4.5
I cant really recommend this film to anyone but the most adventurous cinephiles, but those who give it a chance will find a compelling high concept ta ..
The Movie Sleuth
3.8
... the film has the look and feel of a TV cop drama, and a politically incorrect, outlandish storyline that couldnt be filmed today.
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