Baby Ruby
- 2022
- 1 Std. 33 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
4,7/10
3865
IHRE BEWERTUNG
In dem Spielfilmdebüt der bekannten Dramatikerin Bess Wohl gerät die Welt einer Vloggerin und Influencerin aus den Fugen, nachdem sie Mutter geworden ist.In dem Spielfilmdebüt der bekannten Dramatikerin Bess Wohl gerät die Welt einer Vloggerin und Influencerin aus den Fugen, nachdem sie Mutter geworden ist.In dem Spielfilmdebüt der bekannten Dramatikerin Bess Wohl gerät die Welt einer Vloggerin und Influencerin aus den Fugen, nachdem sie Mutter geworden ist.
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A debut film from playwright Bess Wohl that focuses on a French lifestyle blogger named Jo, who experiences postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. After giving birth to her baby Ruby, Jo begins to feel that her newborn is hostile towards her and she is unable to shake the feeling. The film keeps a close first-person perspective, showing Jo's increasingly paranoid mindset through shock cuts and hallucinatory elements, leaving the audience to question what is real and what is not. The movie's intent is to address the struggles that many new mothers face, but the constant use of horror tropes like pot boiling on the stove and repetitive "did I just dream it or did it really happen" moments drain away the power from the underlying message.
The film's real bite comes from its cultural observation of entitled girl boss culture, the "pick me girl" turned new mom, and the private citizen acting like a celebrity/expert, but these elements are presented more as background noise rather than the main event. Ultimately, "Baby Ruby" falls short of fully exploring these important cultural issues and instead focuses on the horror and melodramatic elements of Jo's postpartum struggles.
The film's real bite comes from its cultural observation of entitled girl boss culture, the "pick me girl" turned new mom, and the private citizen acting like a celebrity/expert, but these elements are presented more as background noise rather than the main event. Ultimately, "Baby Ruby" falls short of fully exploring these important cultural issues and instead focuses on the horror and melodramatic elements of Jo's postpartum struggles.
Baby Ruby is the type of movie that can cause your good mood to nosedive into sadness, disgust, and discomfort.
It begins with with a young couple giving birth to their first child. Expectations for a happy life of three seems destined, but soon reality slaps them in the face. The new mother is distraught by the burden of their new baby girl. She is constantly bombarded with the child's crying and need for attention. Motherhood isn't what she expected. Soon she becomes delusional without the ability to distinguish fact from fiction...fantasy from reality. Her behavior becomes bizarre and alarming. Everyone around her is affected.
The film feels like a schizophrenic nightmare...like a bad mushroom trip.
However it's well acted and well done. It makes u feel just as the makers intended.
It begins with with a young couple giving birth to their first child. Expectations for a happy life of three seems destined, but soon reality slaps them in the face. The new mother is distraught by the burden of their new baby girl. She is constantly bombarded with the child's crying and need for attention. Motherhood isn't what she expected. Soon she becomes delusional without the ability to distinguish fact from fiction...fantasy from reality. Her behavior becomes bizarre and alarming. Everyone around her is affected.
The film feels like a schizophrenic nightmare...like a bad mushroom trip.
However it's well acted and well done. It makes u feel just as the makers intended.
That unending, incessant baby crying throughout the film was tortuous, but not as painful as sitting through ninety minutes of this movie.
I had checked the IMDB ratings and originally, they were in the mid 7s but now they have sunk to the mid 5s. Rightfully so!
The plot really never got off the ground although the tease of some potential was always around the corner.
It did touch on the very real and serious subject of post partum depression but only used it as an excuse for the underdeveloped storyline.
This was a feeble attempt at recreating a "Rosemary's Babyish" thriller, but fails miserably.
I had checked the IMDB ratings and originally, they were in the mid 7s but now they have sunk to the mid 5s. Rightfully so!
The plot really never got off the ground although the tease of some potential was always around the corner.
It did touch on the very real and serious subject of post partum depression but only used it as an excuse for the underdeveloped storyline.
This was a feeble attempt at recreating a "Rosemary's Babyish" thriller, but fails miserably.
This film almost slipped underneath my radar. It isn't classified as a horror flick but it really is horror. At least the horror metatag should be added to it. I would avoid the trailer if you can because, umm, the trailer just gives the story away and ruins it like they often do.
What brought me to try it were some of the cast members in it. Most notably is Kit Harington from Game of Thrones fame when he played Jon Snow. I like Jayne Atkinson's style too.
If you haven't seen the trailer which I recommend you don't. The tension in the story crescendo as the online influencer, Jo, spirals down into madness caused by postpartum depression. We see her anxiety about motherhood and the baby. We experience her paranoia and her unbalance mental health. This isn't a jump scare flick, but a slow burn film, just like I want them. Some of the freight scenes I have not seen in other horror films that genuine shook me. Not easy to do since I watch hundreds of horror films. It has a Stephen King vibe to it when the group of mothers in the small town in Upstate New York. This is more geared to the older adult child bearing demographics. I doubt teens and younger adults will find it interesting.
What brought me to try it were some of the cast members in it. Most notably is Kit Harington from Game of Thrones fame when he played Jon Snow. I like Jayne Atkinson's style too.
If you haven't seen the trailer which I recommend you don't. The tension in the story crescendo as the online influencer, Jo, spirals down into madness caused by postpartum depression. We see her anxiety about motherhood and the baby. We experience her paranoia and her unbalance mental health. This isn't a jump scare flick, but a slow burn film, just like I want them. Some of the freight scenes I have not seen in other horror films that genuine shook me. Not easy to do since I watch hundreds of horror films. It has a Stephen King vibe to it when the group of mothers in the small town in Upstate New York. This is more geared to the older adult child bearing demographics. I doubt teens and younger adults will find it interesting.
An eerie film.
This film is thought to watch to say the least. The constant crying of the baby and the horrible hallucinations of the mother are just to eerie and disturbing for my soul. I found the movie difficult to watch and it just made me feel uneasy which is good sometimes but I just felt a bit off after watching it. However the fact that the movie can make you feel so much so is an aspect that's hard to achieve. The film conveys how powerful and capable the human mind is, to such extent that it can eat at itself slowly chipping away at your sanity and control. It also shows how powerful the bond between mother and child truly is. Overall could've been a better.
This film is thought to watch to say the least. The constant crying of the baby and the horrible hallucinations of the mother are just to eerie and disturbing for my soul. I found the movie difficult to watch and it just made me feel uneasy which is good sometimes but I just felt a bit off after watching it. However the fact that the movie can make you feel so much so is an aspect that's hard to achieve. The film conveys how powerful and capable the human mind is, to such extent that it can eat at itself slowly chipping away at your sanity and control. It also shows how powerful the bond between mother and child truly is. Overall could've been a better.
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- WissenswertesRuby was played by two twin babies, Gabriella and Lucas.
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Written by Clio Tourneux and Gilles Clement
Performed by Clio Tourneux (as Clio)
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Box Office
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 16.991 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 12.439 $
- 5. Feb. 2023
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 16.991 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 33 Minuten
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