Possibly Best Horror Film since 'The Others'

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2011)

With a high average rating here on IMDb, thought to catch "Insidious" sooner rather than later. And I must say I enjoyed the show. It does a lot with an obvious thin budget. It succeeds I believe on a couple of strengths - not getting too gory, having an interesting and a bit sci-fi- ish concept, and very good makeup and great use of music. While the movie could've done better with set designs, and I grew a bit tired of the inside of houses, I thought all the actors were satisfactory and Lin Shaye as the paranormal lead was very good. (spoilers) I guess I would've liked to see the story hashed out a little better - the last third was when it finally started moving nicely - maybe a longer runtime could've helped and more use and description of "astral-travel". Nonetheless recommended for horror fans, and it's high average is merited rightly at 7/10.