First Born (2006)

First Born (2006)
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A woman who wanted nothing more in life than to become a mother finds her sanity slipping after the birth of her child in a terrifying look at the horrors of parenthood starring Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue. The only thing that seems to be missing from Laura (Shue)'s otherwise perfect life is a child, and when Laura and her husband discover that she has become pregnant it seems that all the pair's dreams are finally coming true. Motherhood is far from the simple and instinctual task that Laura imagined it would be, however, and soon after the birth of her child the confused new parent finds herself struggling with the pains of post-partum depression. Despite her determination to protect her baby at all costs, Laura begins to question her abilities as a parent after moving into a large and isolated new home. Now, as a plague of rats flood into the basement of the home, a mysterious diary is pulled from inside the decrepit walls of the home, and a new nanny is hired to help the distressed mother care for her newborn child, the situation soon descends into a harrowing battle for sanity as the fate of a young child hangs in the balance. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Elisabeth ShueSteven Mackintosh, (more)
Director(s):
Isaac Webb
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of First Born

A woman who wanted nothing more in life than to become a mother finds her sanity slipping after the birth of her child in a terrifying look at the horrors of parenthood starring Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue. The only thing that seems to be missing from Laura (Shue)'s otherwise perfect life is a child, and when Laura and her husband discover that she has become pregnant it seems that all the pair's dreams are finally coming true. Motherhood is far from the simple and instinctual task that Laura imagined it would be, however, and soon after the birth of her child the confused new parent finds herself struggling with the pains of post-partum depression. Despite her determination to protect her baby at all costs, Laura begins to question her abilities as a parent after moving into a large and isolated new home. Now, as a plague of rats flood into the basement of the home, a mysterious diary is pulled from inside the decrepit walls of the home, and a new nanny is hired to help the distressed mother care for her newborn child, the situation soon descends into a harrowing battle for sanity as the fate of a young child hangs in the balance. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
120 mins

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Director(s):
Isaac Webb
Writer(s):
Isaac Webb
Producer(s):
Lemore SyvanRick Schwartz
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
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    Lisa E.

    First Born promises the viewer thrills and chills, but fails miserably to deliver anything other than a low-budget film about a lonely woman with postpartum depression losing her grip on reality. This movie lacks any sort of coherent direction and plot, and the acting is mediocre at best. I highly recommend that you avoid this one.

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    Jared B.

    The synopsis of First Born initially intices you to watch. The movie starts out slow, and doesn't really pick up the pace that much. As the movie progresses it begins to open a handful of potential plotlinesm, but unfortunately it never follows through on any of them. It leaves you asking "What's the significance with the diary and the previous tenant of their house?", "What's the deal with red sack placed by the nanny?", "Why does the baby doll keep appearing?", etc, etc. Then the movie ends quite abruptly just when you think that all these open plotlines may be fleshed out or explained. I completely understand why this was a straight-to-video release.

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    Leslie L.

    this movie had all the good points to draw you in but never completes a direction i was lost at the end left out with no answers i am surprized elisabeth shue would agree to star in a movie that clearly has no clue

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