Genuinely Scary

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2019)

I have not really seen a decent horror movie in ages. Gorey horror is not my thing and I find it either gross or laughable. The films that do normally tend to scare me more are those that make me jump and those that have a supernatural theme. This had both and did not disappoint. The first hour is a bit slow but the tension really builds and the final half hour I was watching with a hand placed over my eyes. The cast are excellent from the two young kids to the grown ups. The boy Peter in particular was outstanding and Toni Collette gave an amazing and quite horrifying and realistic performance also. The background music and score was also quite unsettling and added to the tension of the film. I wanted a scary movie on a Saturday night and it gave me that and so was not disappointed at all. Watch it, not on your own though!!