A genuine stinker

Rating: 1/10 (11 June 2018)

Don't believe the trailer (great), posters (also great), hype or meta'critic'... surely that site is paid-for, but then, what isn't these days? Not scary. Not a good story (what story/plot?).
It borrows from a bunch of decent, notable horror films and dumps or ditches these referential elements almost randomly, never in support of the non-plot; it feels almost as if these hallmark horror elements are in there merely to sell the film and give it kudos, like "oh wow, a scary film with a weird-looking, possibly possessed child and a burning person...". I can barely think of one element in this film that actually supported the plot, instead elements and happenings just come and go. Now someone is probably going to turn around and say they think it's clever because they can't actually work out wtf is going on. No, it's not clever, it's just junk.
I love Toni Collette and Gabriel Byrne and the supporting actors and cast are all great.. and I guess they need to make money, but... I felt bad that they wasted their time on this stinker. A bunch of young guys were scoffing and laughing out loud increasingly as the film progressed at how preposterous this non-story was in the cinema. Initially I was going to ask them to keep quiet, but then I realised that their reaction to this piece of crap was warranted and authentic.