False Positive (2021) (original) (raw)
As if getting pregnant weren't complicated enough, Lucy sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about her fertility doctor.
As if getting pregnant weren't complicated enough, Lucy sets out to uncover the unsettling truth about her fertility doctor. (less)
Director: John Lee
Writers: Ilana Glazer, John Lee
Starring: Justin Theroux, Sophia Bush, Pierce Brosnan, Gretchen Mol, Ilana Glazer, Josh Hamilton
Producers: Ilana Glazer, John Lee
Review by Brian Orndorf, June 23, 2021
6 / 10
�False Positive� is a slight reworking of �Rosemary�s Baby,� trading satanic panic for modern fertility fears, providing a different kind of jolt with a similar sense of creepiness. Co-writer/director John Lee is a somewhat strange choice for the project, with �The Heart, She Hollar� creator and �Pee-Wee�s Big Holiday� helmer certainly familiar with weirdness, but less proven with genre entertainment. He�s joined by co-writer/actress Ilana Glazer, with the pair endeavoring to update the patriarchal themes of �Rosemary�s Baby� while delving deeper into surreal imagery and freak-out reactions. � ...read more...
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