
The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.
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| Slant MagazineJosh VasquezBy turns frightening and heartbreaking, an aspect particularly reflected in John P. Ryan’s tormented performance as the baby’s father, the film is not only perhaps one of Cohen’s best films but one of the finest American horror films of the last 30 years. |
| Alexander On FilmChris AlexanderIt's Alive is a marvel, with a solid performance by Ryan and a mesmerizing score by the late, great Bernard Herrmann. |
| EmpireKim NewmanCompelling 1970s take on the monster horror genre which remains fresh and hugely watchable. |
| IndieWireJed MayerIt’s Alive presents a dialectic of horror in which monstrous excess is first repudiated and rejected, then returns in the form of self-loathing and social stigmatization, and is finally painfully accepted as an essential part of ourselves. |
| Den of GeekJim KnipfelIt's Alive is an oddly subdued and mature picture dealing seriously with basic adult fears |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeChoice Cohen schlock. 'There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby...it's alive.' |
| Filmcritic.comJake EukerYou wouldn't want to confuse what Cohen does for art, but for its genre It's Alive! manages a few neat tricks |
| User ReviewMichael KMasterful horror drama from Larry Cohen. The two leads are superb and the film sustains it's premise flawlessly. |
| User Reviewadam wIts so crazy and thats why i love it to death! |
| User ReviewTyler Bi seen this one when i was a kid, it's cool, a classic to me! |