Insidious.....Disappointing Film

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2011)

I have to say the first half of the film was really good and deserved 10/10. The plot, cinematography, directing, sounds, and acting were all superb. However, the movie took a wrong turn in the last half of the film (when the whole real story unfolded). It became nothing but a cheap low-budget DVD-type horror film. I realized they made this film with about 1 millions also but that wasn't the reason why the film failed in my opinion. The script for the last half of the film was just so horrible that it ruined the whole movie. The demon looked like Nightcrawler from the X-Men and other ghosts looked just like those you'd find at Disneyland Haunted Mansion ride. The makeup was really bad. The acting of the ghosts (except the demon) was worse. The scenes in the house where the father was searching for his son were totally video-game like. It just made you feel as if the whole thing was shot in a cheap backyard haunted house somewhere. It was very disappointing. The worst scene, in my opinion, was when all the ghosts were coming out into the real world. It was BAD, HORRIBLE, and most of all STUPID. They walked like zombies. Everything looked seriously fake and pathetic. Ghosts trying to come out of a closet, anyone? The ending was stupid as well. Any horror fan could have seen that coming miles away. It was so predictable and unoriginal. I felt cheated.
Overall, the film is a disappointment. My advice is to save your money and go watch an episode of the Twilight Zone instead.