Attempting a prequel to a stone-cold classic is always a risky business, as this mid-1960s set story takes on a very minor character from the original Rosemary's Baby and delivers not always successfully. A young female dancer/singer suffers a terrible injury during a stage performance, and after subsequent humiliating failed auditions is taken in by a quirky elderly couple who offer her an apartment in their building for free, but as her health and success rises, the residents have another (familiar) fate in store for her. The film tries hard to recreate the 60s style and unnerving tone of the original (with the occasional American Horror Story vibe thrown in for today's audience) but frequently it falls short, and apart from the showbiz theatre thread, it offers little that is interestingly new. Although not a remake as such, the film still clings to the original film for dear life, so today's audience seeing it fresh might get more from it.
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