Not as great or as bad as Some say

Rating: 5/10 (3 May 2020)

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This film was..... ok, I had somewhat high expectations of this film, my friends gave it good recommendations and when I saw James Wan was involved I got excited.
This film kinda feels like if you combined Paranormal Activity with Poltergeist. And it kind of feels like a mess, it starts off pretty serious and grounded but it goes off into some really out there territory.
A lot of the pieces were there but they don't quite hit the notes you want them to. Like a twist involving the father that didn't go where I expected, it just felt like the set up was kinda weak. There's so much stuff that happens and is explained in the third act that it feels rushed.
I feel like this film could've benefited from being longer so it could build and set up the story more. That way the crazier third act may be more suited.
(SOME SPOILERS AHEAD)
There's a point where the family find out their kids spirit is stuck in a different realm and the father has to astral project to find him. The ending of the film has the dad searching for his kid in this "ghost dimension". So personally I'm not a fan of this type of stuff in a horror film, it comes off kinda silly. Although I can admit it can be done well, it just didn't work for me here.
Overall I found it average, it ramped up without much setup, the characters weren't super compelling, and the acting was alright.
The main reason I wrote this review is because most of the reviews I saw on here were either great or terrible and I didn't see much middle ground. It was an ok watch but it felt like a conjuring film that missed the mark.