Finally

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2014)

It has been very well documented over the past 10/15 years that there has been a distinct lack of genuinely frightening films with the horror industry relying more and more heavily on sequels and remakes. And although that there has been some standout films from places such as Europe and Asia with titles such as "Ring" and "The orphanage", America has seen a noticeable drop in the quality of horror films, although once again with some exceptions such as the "Saw" films, "Orphan" and "Cabin Fever. However with the help of brilliant and very underrated director "James Wan" horror seems to be making a slight comeback. Insidious has almost everything that i believe makes a film scary, a good amount of jump scares, good tension build-up throughout and a very well made soundtrack and although there is little violence within this film it is neither needed to make the film scary or necessary to the story. The direction of this film is very good with some interesting shot choices and good use of panning and zoom. The actors also managed to do their job very well with some excellent performances from Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne who play the parents in the film, Josh and Renai Lambert. There are very few criticisms i can make about his films the biggest being that the main antagonist in this film is built up to be very scary and simply isn't, also towards the end of the film there are some slight plot holes, however neither of these things manage to ruin the overall atmosphere and brilliance of this film. This is a must watch for any horror fan but definitely not for the faint hearted.