I was given the chance to sit down and watch "The Unborn Child" (aka "Sop Dek 2002") here in 2020. Now, it should be said that I had not even heard about this 2011 movie from writers Poj Arnon and Thanadon Nuansutthi before getting the chance to actually physically sit down and watch it. But it being a Thai horror movie was actually enough to catch my interest.
Well, I will say that "The Unborn Child" is definitely not your average run-of-the-mill Thai horror movie. Especially so because director Poj Arnon is definitely going well beyond what you would expect to see in a horror movie. Mind you, that "The Unborn Child" can be a very visceral and visually disturbing movie to some viewers, and that is why I think that this is not your average horror movie. Personally, I don't mind the way that director Poj Arnon took the movie, because this is, after all, only a movie meant for entertainment purposes.
The storyline in "The Unborn Child" was actually good. There were some genuinely creepy and disturbing moments throughout the course of the storyline, which made it quite well worth to sit through the movie. And I like that writers Poj Arnon and Thanadon Nuansutthi actually had managed to concoct a storyline that wasn't weighed down by being overly predictable.
Now, the ending of the movie was a bit cliché, I will say that much. Of course, I am not going to reveal the ending. But I wasn't particularly much a fan of the way the movie ended.
For a horror movie, then "The Unborn Child" proved to be adequately entertaining. It is more of a creepy and disturbing type of horror movie, than it is a jump scare horror movie. And it deals with some topics that definitely leaves you with a lasting impression.
The acting in the movie was quite good, and I enjoyed the performances put on by the actors and actresses, as it really helped to bring the storyline to life on the screen.
The special effects in the movie were adequate, although the CGI animated babies were just atrocious to behold, and that was something that served more of a blow to the movie, than it served as a thing that helped the movie along in any way. Horror movies definitely need to have proper CGI if making use of computers to bring something forth on the screen.
My rating of "The Unborn Child" is a six out of ten stars. I was adequately entertained. And if you enjoy Thai horror movies, it is actually quite well worth to sit down and watch "The Unborn Child" if you are given the chance to do so.
