> [!info]+ > 🤩 #act/julia-garner > Also available spoiler-free review on Letterboxd: [‎‘Apartment 7A’ review by Falcon • Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/mister_falcon/film/apartment-7a/) > Watched Oct 02, 2024 > See also: [[Movie Lists#Pregnant With Satan's Baby]] ***If there's any movie that is "necessary", I would say it's a female directed derivative from a Roman Polanski movie about body autonomy, abortion and abuse*** I either haven't watched - or don't remember **Rosemary's Baby** at all. But I did enjoy this prequel. Julia Garner and Dianne Wiest (and the rest of the cast) do a great job here. And I'm always up for more Julia Garner on my screen. I'll want to check extras, behind the scenes and stuff if/we get those as bluray extras. ## Comments And Thoughts Some people are saying this is a *remake* and not a *prequel* and it's astonishing how did they came to that conclusion since it's advertised as prequel AND it's literally a prequel that has the previous tenant mentioned in Rosemary's Baby, and ends where the original starts. *I guess this shows how much I should NOT trust people on the internet*. *Yes, the stories are very similar, but if that was the case... most slasher series would be remakes as you have the same guy going around killing people, often in a similar fashion and with a similar weapon. In this case here, the movie basically reinforces that this sh!t's going on for a while, and different women have been subjected to that* It's also kinda maddening how many people say "is this movie necessary" as if that's a discussion we should even have when talking about fiction. Apart from parts of a series (e.g. Lord of The Rings 2 and 3), no movie is ever *necessary*. The questions here are: - Was it entertaining? - Did you have fun? - Did the movie accomplish what it was supposed to do? (e.g. A comedy made you laugh) At some point I start wondering if I should mute/block people that either completely fail to think before posting, or that resort to clickbait for YT/TikTok views. > [!spoilers]- > I loved her dancing at the end! She mentioned about why dancing was important to her, and you can see how that also represents control over her own body. ## Reviews I Liked Some excerpts from reviews I liked^[https://letterboxd.com/mister_falcon/film/apartment-7a/likes/reviews/by/activity/] > [!review] > There is something very poetic about women making a Rosemary’s Baby prequel and something very telling about men who laugh at that.^[https://letterboxd.com/paulapp/film/apartment-7a/] > [!review] > Julia Garner is out here achieving the absolute most. > I say to myself I wanna see her in more roles like this and that’s happening.^[https://letterboxd.com/radreviewz/film/apartment-7a/] > [!review] > The great I'm having the devil's baby craze of 2024 continues! (First Omen, Immaculate) > I was not a fan of Rosemary's Baby when I saw it for the first time back in April of this year. In my review I called it an overlong, boring, snooze fest. A hot take for sure and if your blood isn't already boiling here's another one. > I ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOYED THIS PREQUEL/QUASI REMAKE! > A greatly appreciated half hour shorter than Rosemary's Baby with a protagonist I found far more compelling played by the awesome Julia Garner! > Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally were inspired casting. > Great looking film, fabulous sets and costumes, they really recaptured the look and feel of the original. > It may lack a bit of suspense since if you've seen Rosemary's Baby you already know the outcome, but I absolutely loved what they did with the ending! A badass middle finger, mic drop from Garner on her way out! > Wish I could've seen it on the big screen.^[https://letterboxd.com/moroni79/film/apartment-7a/] > [!review] > [...] I absolutely love Julia Garner since first seeing her on screen. > And she's also fantastic in this one (alone the dancing scene in the end 💃), coming close to the performance of Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby > Dianne Wiest seems to have the time of her life playing the role of Minnie. Not as scary as the original role, but with a lot more fun. > [...] > Bonus points for having a lot feet scenes 🦶^[https://letterboxd.com/mevsmatze/film/apartment-7a/] ## Gallery ### Movie Screenshots ![[Apartment 7A (2024)-20241003164044932.jpg]] ![[Apartment 7A (2024)-20241003163837459.jpg]] ![[Apartment 7A (2024)-20241003163850141.jpg]] ![[Apartment 7A (2024)-20241003163711024.jpg]]