Starts off strong, and then heads a different direction

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2018)

Horror movies tend to have difficulty nabbing ratings of 7+ on IMDb, so I was intrigued after seeing this movie getting a 7.5.
To start things off, the movie is two hours long. But I don't think it should've been. You spend a minute or two watching someone go from Point A to Point B when you could skip that and it wouldn't make a difference. I'm not cutting points off for that reason though.
I think the acting was great and the effects were authentic. It didn't feel forced or fake; it felt natural. Everything seemed coherent. There were no jump scares in the movie.
So, if I liked the movie, why did I only give a 6? The reason boils down to the plot changing directions later on in the movie. I wanted to give the movie a 7 for the ambiance and suspense, but it just felt like the plot wasn't strong enough for me to give it a 7. The movie is more of a 6.5, if I can give it that.
How should I explain? Instead a 'specific' character being the expected cause of everything, the director decides to push on with an alternative ending that attempts to add in more explicit horror for no real reason. It was like the director knew exactly what he wanted, and then halfway through thought it wasn't scary enough and did something else.
Overall, this movie is okay to watch, but I recommend fast forwarding through slow scenes so you don't waste time and can just get straight to the point.