Oct 28 2009
GRACE
Surprising…
PLOT
Madeline is a fairly pregnant young woman, living with her husband Michael. She eats organic foods, sticks to a vegetarian diet and does other “granola” things, much to the chagrin of her mother-in-law Vivian. It turns out that the couple had several miscarriages before and she just wants to keep her baby safe. She chooses to see Patricia, a midwife and their relationship is much more involved than her husband thinks. Madeline is rushed to the hospital and Patricia is by her side when the doctors try to induce and eventually she discovers that the baby is fine. On the way home from the hospital, the couple have an accident and Michael dies. Patricia realizes that the baby is dead, but Madeline refuses to deliver, instead deciding to carry the baby to term. After the birth, Patricia leaves the two alone and when she comes back, she discovers that the baby is now alive. Of course things take a darker turn as the baby has flies crawling on it, chews on her mommy and seems only happy with the taste of blood…
TRIVIA
Based on a short film released in 2006 that starred Brian Austin Green
THOUGHTS
I knew nothing about Grace, except that I read the back and decided not to buy it and then saw a trailer with my boyfriend, who really wanted to see it. On the next trip to Wal-Mart, we snatched up the movie and both ended up feeling a little disturbed (“that was…weird” is his main comment). Grace is definitely an intense movie, with some truly disturbing scenes. I found myself suddenly very glad that I have no children and am not currently breast feeding. There’s also a lot of believability in the movie and in parts that you wouldn’t necessarily expect. Grace was surprising because it was a lot better than I expected.
