Poor second rate Poltergeist knockoff

Rating: 3/10 (23 September 2011)

Insidius is a second rate Poltergeist knockoff. The lead characters, just like in poltergeist are trying to bring their kid back from a type of spirit realm except this one's not stuck in a TV. I was hoping to see a movie with substance and an edge of the seat grip, I was sadly disappointed. The movie opens slow and stays slow for the first 35 minutes. Over dramatic Elmer Bernstein style scary music is used to try to make up for the lack of actual scariness. The story line twists and turns in downward spiral of hilarious scary characters including the heavy grease painted red faced character and some others that waddle like leprechauns. I couldn't stomach anymore beyond where they brought in the old lady and turned it off. If you watch this movie you'll be wasting time that you can never get back!