A pretty darn scary film

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2011)

I have been looking forward to this movie for months, so when I finally saw it I was afraid I would have drastically high expectations for it. But when the film ended I was pretty well satisfied. Let's start with the positives... It is scary. It does what it's supposed to do. I jumped. I hid my face. It's realistic, kind of. The family actually moves house! I've never, in all the scary movies I've seen, seen this happen. It's got some good cast members and crew behind it. Now the negatives... The music is crudely used. I know it's there to help build suspense. But it's loud and distasteful. The film doesn't allow the audience to imagine anything. When you see what's haunting Dalton, you'll most likely laugh. Overall, I liked it. For an Aussie(ish) film it was pretty good. Horror films are hard to get right, and I think James Waan & Leigh Whannel did a pretty good job.