The Birth

This is a grown-up, intelligent, beautiful film. Rejoice.

What were they thinking?

The setup of Glazer's hypnotic movie suggests a supernatural thriller, but the execution is pure European art film. Kidman gives a bold performance as a woman in extreme distress, but the script is hooey. Birth is ridiculous, and oddly unforgettable.

An ostensibly cold film, full of empty marble lobbies and dreary February streets, but its innumerable implications and probing closeups suggest the heat of unaccountable love.