Do not believe the hype

Rating: 1/10 (1 July 2018)

Has been a very long time since I have seen such a disappointing and ultimately pointless film. Putting all the positive hype aside for a second, on any terms this is simply a really poor film and a waste of acting talent. As a horror film it was simply NOT frightening on any level. Started well with a slow sense of dread, but followed over the next two hours with increasingly implausible plot lurches at a snails pace to a distant third cousin of Rosemary's Baby ending you could see a mile off. A few early atmospheric touches but you had seen them all packed in the impressive trailer, not dragged out over the whole film and serving no narrative purpose. Any level of narrative cohesion, or plausibility were left at the door- didn't this family ever even just sit down and talk about things? Or when you have just accidentally beheaded your sister, do you really just leave her in the car and go to bed? The whole cinema audience were howling with laughter. Save your money.