Stongs start but falls apart a bit at the end

Rating: 5/10 (24 November 2012)

I sat alone in the dark watching Insidious and came out with somewhat mixed feelings.
The set up was good and the initial build up and tension as the story slowly unfolds with good atmosphere and some good jumps that allow you to overlook some flat acting and clumsily written dialogue.
I won't comment to much about the plot so as to avoid ruining it for those interested in seeing it but, I will say it's nothing ground breaking and for those that are familiar with the more suspenseful style of horror.
The main issue I have with Insidious is the last quarter or so of the movie, it does a really good job of raising the tension and then loses it all for the final act.
The whole feeling of the movie changes and the atmosphere is lost to the point that anything that is supposed to be scary isn't and feels like it's just relying on cheap jump scares and the plot loses it too and falls into a couple of very poorly executed twists (one which isn't obvious but is rubbish story wise and the other you'll see coming a mile away and groan about afterwards)
In summery, would recommend the first three quarters of the movie, it'd probably be fun to watch if you have a really jumpy friend or something like that but don't expect it to floor you or anything.