Bed Rest is a new horror drama directed, written and part produced by Lori Evans Taylor. This is her first directorial work and before this she has only written more episodes of different TV series.
Julie Rivers (Melissa Barrera) and her husband Daniel (Guy Burnet) moved during Julie's pregnancy. Then, when Julie begins to experience complications, she must take it easy for her own health and that of her baby.
Julie ends up in bed like this, but during this period she starts to see more and more strange things. For example, she begins to wonder whether her new home is bewitched, whether she is slowly losing her mind.
Unfortunately, the fact that this film is Lori Evans Taylor's first film work is reflected in the quality of the film. In addition to her own idea for the film, she soon ends up with many horror clichés, which are reminiscent of similar films in which about the same thing happens, such as Insidious or Rosemary's Baby. The film keeps it simple, which keeps it on the predictable side. Most frightening moments or tension build-up remain on the predictable side next to some lame jump scares. Due to these predictable sides and further clichés, the story can seem rather long-winded than it is really exciting.
Melissa Barrera does her best to carry the film as the lead. Unfortunately, due to the tight position her character is propelled into, she just doesn't get many opportunities for this. She has to spend a lot of time on a bed, with no other characters in the film to help or support her. She knows how to show different emotions during these scenes, but has little else to do. The rest of the film cast also gets little to do in the film besides sometimes helping the main characters.
