Started out great, fell off short pretty fast though

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2011)

I can't give this less than 6, but I can't maintain dignity and give it higher than 6. The movie has a great start, really great actually. It was hauntingly chilling during the first third or so of the movie, but sadly, it began getting unconvincing and unbelievable as the movie progressed. The story just got so preposterous half way through that I had a hard time sitting through it. I found myself rolling my eyes, sighing, saying to myself "really...? c'mon".
I love movies, horror movies especially, and if this would have maintained the quality and believability of the first third of the movie it would have been a solid 8, maybe even 8.5. For the most part theacting was decent. As usual Rose Byrne acted her role very convincingly. In fact, I only watched this movie because I hold her acting abilities in high regard after watching 4 seasons of Damages, as well as the movie Just Buried (which I watched 3 times).
I think when everything is said and done, I almost wished I hadn't watched it. But Rose Byrne was great, it was chilling for a good 40 minutes or so. I won't say how the ending turned out, because that would spoil things, but I'm a fan of non-typical endings, so I was "ok" with the ending.
I feel bad giving it a 6/10, because Rose Byrne performed so well, but the story just didn't hold up to my expectations as were established at the beginning part of the movie. I'd give Rose a 9/10 easily though, as an actress. Her husband however... I couldn't get over how fake his snores sounded, call me picky, but they just sounded silly... and frankly, it's silly of me even to be bothered by that, yet, oddly... I am.
Worth a watch if you like Rose Byrne, but elsewise I can't necessarily recommend it as it felt unbelievable, preposterous, and drawn out, story-wise.