Bed Rest" is a horror movie that had its moments of suspense and thrills, but it also had its fair share of slow and uneventful parts. The acting of Melissa Barrera was a standout for me, and her performance helped to keep me engaged in the story. The themes explored in the movie, such as pregnancy, lost pregnancy and lost children trauma, trust issues and mental health issues, made it more adult oriented and added depth to the story. However, the movie's reliance on cheap jump scares and strange whispering voices and sounds felt overused and detracted from the overall experience. The ending was not as satisfying as I hoped it would be, leaving me feeling a bit underwhelmed. Overall, while "Bed Rest" has its merits, it is not a movie that I would highly recommend.

Scariest part of the movie is when you see she has no bellybutton.

A few jump scares here and there but overall not scary. The ghost kid looks like a normal child.

There is nothing scary about kids, so why have it in a horror movie, this is more about a couple trying to overcome the trauma they experienced when they lost their first baby.

The protagonist is quite annoying and constantly evades doctors instructions to fulfil her own selfish needs. Her husband hires someone to watch over her but this doesn't change much.

It's set in one location which is the typical "we bought a haunted mansion" setup/

For the first hour and 10 minutes this film just plodded along.

After having taken a fall down the stairs inside their new house while heavily pregnant, Julie gets ordered to spend the remainder of her pregnancy in bed, all 55 days of it. She quickly starts to hallucinate - wet footprints on the ceiling, a boy in the cupboard in the bedroom, and becomes convinced that it is the spirit of their first child who was sadly still born.

As she continues with these visions, her husband of course thinks she's slipping back into the madness she suffered after their loss. He brings a home nurse in to look after her while he's at work.

She continues having visions and attempts speaking to the boy. On one occasion he tells her to 'run' and 'she wants the baby'. She of course thinks it's the nurse who wants the baby. Her husband and nurse becoming more convinced she's losing it big time.

The last 15-20 minutes of the film, it just erupts. It all happens. Without spoiling any further i'll just say she was wrong about the nurse.

I will say one thing though. When she delivers the baby there is no umbilical cord and the wee one is incredibly clean for a new born. That moment in the film felt really odd.

I would say this is not a bad effort overall. It does create a certain tension and you do get the feeling coming through of Julie's paranoia and general mental state crumbling.

The ending, more the last 5 minutes or so were odd, shall we say. It was all very clear as to what was happening. There was no confusion, but it was an odd ending. I feel that could've been improved on.