Review of The Unborn II

Single mom Catherine Moore (Michele Greene) moves into a quiet community with her six month old son Joey. She befriends the neighbors including hunky John (Scott Valentine). But Joey is a "special" kid. Okay, he is a mutant freak with a face that makes Rondo Hatton stop and go, "Dammmmn!" Seems Joey is one of the genetic experiments Dr. Meyerling, the villain from the first film. To make matters worse, another test mother (Robin Curtis) is running around picking off these gifted little monsters. For a DTV sequel, this isn't half bad. The baby is laughable at parts (it kinda looks like a slimy Philip Seymour Hoffman crossed with Billy Joel) but director Rick Jacobson keeps things moving fast. Chances are he was getting into John Woo around this time given the shoot outs on display (including a HARDBOILED-inspired one in the maternity ward). I will give him that the opening where Curtis guns down a kid at a playground is pretty good.