Great quality horror films are back

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 2016)

Try not to break your armrest 'cause this is intense. I loved this film. Rarely do I see horror films or comedies rated anywhere around a 7 on IMDb, so when I saw a 7.8 three days in a row for this film, I had to see it. And I wasn't disappointed.
I gave this film a nine and not an eight or seven because I feel it deserves a higher rating than 7.8. It had foreshadowing, amazing acting, editing was incredible in every way, symbolism, great writing, directing; I could go on.
If you like Sinister, The Sixth Sense, The Shinning, 28 Days Later, High Tension, Halloween (1978), or It Follows, I can almost guarantee, you'll like this film. Any of those films have in common with this film the gift of constantly making you stressed for the preyed upon characters.
I've noticed that James Wan started a trend with the long fluent single shots like in his film Death Sentence, where there is a scene in a parking lot that runs multiple stories and goes on for about a straight five minutes. In this films they had a shot when the teens enter the house that would prove to be incredibly difficult to shoot and probably take quite a while to figure out the timing of the camera and actor's movements. That said, the shot was so perfect that most movie-goers probably wouldn't even notice. I however look for that specifically or else I wouldn't have noticed.
The acting in the film was above average. I've seen two of the four actors out of the main cast, but the other two I hadn't and I can't believe I haven't. There are moments in the film that you're probably rooting for the actors and not even realizing that it's fake. It feels so incredibly real because of all the film elements that are just perfect.
The film as a whole, is an experience and one that other films should start comparing themselves to. This film should set the bar for all future horror films. If they have half the potential this does, then they will be just fine. See this film.