terrifying

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2012)

I am watching this right now and have started writing it before its even finished just to calm my nerves...so far it has been terrifying...it starts out a little slow, but then the chills and goosebumps begin. It is an edge-of-your-seat, scary, believable horror, not like those cheesy predictable films so common in this genre. The first scary scene is where the mother hears voices on the baby's monitor. The sound effects and incidental music are brilliantly done, as are the lighting and camera work. All work together well to create a tense, ethereal, creepy feel to the entire film. The acting is good enough not to distract away from the feel, as sometimes in movies this is wont to happen, and likewise the script is in keeping with the overall sense of the terrifying unknown realm. The producers give the film a little bit of comic relief in the idiosyncratic features of the two 'specs' who visit with the psychic woman, but have timed it perfectly to give viewers a real ride through an array of human emotions with full effect. Just when your heartbeat has returned to a normal speed the film sets it racing once again! The film is paced well and remains engaging throughout it's entirety.