Started so well but went all Drag me to hell funny kinda...

Rating: 5/10 (8 May 2011)

Usually we have to wait sometime longer for films to hit UK shores and what with the need to be scared in public eye, as much fun and exciting as can be, this just offered the same predictable jumps and silly ghostly appearances in all the wrong places. Largely because the second half of the movies laughable spirit travelling find your son's inner being in a terrorised ghost realm. That for me, and the audiences response to the ending, a wasted story to such a positive and butt clenching start! And what was with the Tales of the crypt fly towards the camera opening title. That was just hilarious!
From the beginning offered your run of the mill strange happenings with little signs here and there that something odd was happening, but it was done right at least. Everything felt on edge and the tension was well built throughout the opening. A stereotypical American family of teacher and housewife and some little terrors running about worked nicely and everything felt in place. You knew as soon as Josh (the man of the house) went to work things would kick off. And just like paranormal activity started slowly and pretty frightening. Moving on to when things get a bit naughty and not selling away the plot, one of the most body tingling, face changing, heart pounding moments comes in the babies room behind the cot! Something made me scream inside "MICHAEL MYERS IS HERE!!!" but it worked perfectly well. A lot better than Darth Mauls predictable appearances (you'll see what I'm talking about).
When things get really bad they call in some "experts" who access the situation for what it is and start the magic off where the film sadly takes a nose dive down and down with no sign of ejecting to safety. And as I said before the film, I feel goes to waste when the Psychic, Ghost whisperer so and so expert sends are hero dad into this spirit travelling rescue mission that the funny, and not the scary begins. With plastic looking smirking like you just don't care Ghosts that oozed humour not fear. Was that intentional? I have no idea. But its not what I call scary. So without ruining a ruined end I'll leave that bit for you to see how disappointing just a great starting movie turned into Drag me the hell stupid scares and predicable goings on. Mehhhh!