Surprisingly Scary! It's been a while so the lack of good horror from Hollywood added a point or two.

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2011)

As a horror, scare-you-to-keep-the-lights-on, and guaranteed bad dream after watching movie buff; it's been a LONG time. So someone like me goes into this movie with very low expectations. "the further...?" come on. Every aspect of this movie advertises cheese. And interestingly they kept some cheese in there. (Something they could work on) The name too.
Regardless, you get a lot more then what you expect.
You're swept away into the typical "our house is haunted and it really scares me: lead-stay-at-home mom/actress; honey you have nothing to worry about: dad-etc."
The spooks come on quick and they crescendo at a good pace, never letting you down.
If you're like everyone else in judeo-Christian, post-post modern, western civilization then there is that belief stuck in the back of your head that there IS something going on and there could be something like this happening, somewhere. (i.e. ghosts, demons, what have you, do exist) After too many wobbling camera's, weird walking dirty girls who's hair always covers their face for the first 80%, and paranormal activities abounding, this movie steadies the lay of the horror genre by cutting to the chase quickly, and starts the actors running with good old-fashion, I'm keeping the lights on after I'm done watching this, fun. Right place, right time, not necessarily a perfectly orchestrated piece but it is something to keep for the archives.