First half good, second half bad

Rating: Null/10 (23 July 2011)

I debated actually giving this movie a 5 because the first half of the film is very promising. It delivers chills, suspense, and scares; but the resolution is just too disappointing and flimsy.
The movie starts out as any other haunting movie. Things moving around, noises, strange occurrences. The pace is set forth and you feel the tension building.
Then, the plot takes a turn and the movie suddenly becomes a comedy. Everything from the banter between the paranormal investigators to the extremely comical costumes and makeup for all the bad guys. I think the main turning point for me was seeing a ghost dancing to "Tiptoe through the tulips" -- Ooooh, scary. Then, when you finally meet the demon with the fire face, it's a guy in red tights with a KISS makeup job. And if that isn't enough, he is upstairs in his "lair" listening to that same ever-so-scary Tiny Tim song. The entire movie just turns into a bad play.
Throw into the mix an over-dramatic psychic, suppressed memories, bad scenery, and a number of OMG-PLEASE-BE-OVER moments, and you get a movie that is very fortunate to even get a 2 out of 10.