Some good ideas but ultimately a poor film

Rating: 4/10 (12 May 2011)

I had high expectations for this film, and so when I got offered free tickets to the preview screening in Sydney then I jumped at the chance. Sadly, having seen it I now wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
It starts out well enough, and there are a couple of 'make you jump' moments within the 1st 30 mins or so. But it then very quickly becomes a very frustrating (and unintentionally funny) film, with nonsensical decisions being made and scary moments just becoming repetitive and obvious cliques. Also, the acting by the father is particularly bad and there were audible groans in the cinema I watched it in whenever he tried to be dramatic.
The few good ideas and good characters in the film are quickly over- shadowed and moved aside by the bad ideas and bad characters. Meaning no tension really develops and you are never drawn into the atmosphere.
To sum it all, the finale of the film caused huge amounts of laughter in the cinema, rather than building to a scary climax.
Avoid.