Interesting, but not amazing!

Rating: 5/10 (17 April 2018)

Seen trailers & previews of this film several months before release, but took it to be a supernatural type film as the said previews & trailers didn't "give" much away in terms of what "it" was that was attacking the family.
The concept is new & interesting, it follows a family living in the wilderness but have to remain absolutely silent to avoid attracting the "alien" like creatures attacking them.
That's it. Simple. You already know of the concept before actually watching the film, so without having to show anything, they've already spoilt it right there, but I suppose it's watching the film play out & seeing how it ends is what you have to find out from watching it.
I thought the film was alright in general. Not amazing or something I'd brag about to friends let alone buy on DVD. But it was ok. Though judging from the 10/10 reviews I can't help but think they're fake or paid reviewers at it again to try & make this film something more than what it actually was by using words like "crafted" or "art" all in all with a "post-Blair-Witch-1999" overtone while simultaneously slagging off other Horrors Films for being Horrors only because they use cliches which actually make horror & not atypical concepts with weak & watery premises that are flawed badly or not well executed!
I'll be honest & say, I didn't feel all that tense. You KNOW you're going to be alright as it's ONLY a film! I watch horrors for enjoyment, because they're meant to be watched & enjoyed as visual media & not that of a theme park horror maze or ride! A couple of reviewers were saying it was tense & that the film was an experience obviously have little to no imagination or are scared of their own shadows!
I also found the film to be a bit boring at points! I like my horrors in-your-face & gory, this lacked that & I felt that attacks "shied away" too much & didn't show a lot. I also felt the alien concept was a bit crap. But saying that, it wasn't bad, because unlike Blair Witch you saw something, while my expectations ironically enough my provocations were more Blair Witch driven before seeing this film.
I also find that films like this seem to be praised too much. Babadook, It Follows & Blair Witch join the queue for this film. They seem to be praised yet each have boring, weak & watery premises. They are atypical yet amazing films (which they aren't.)
Overall, an ok film, 5/10.