Almost really good

Rating: 6/10 (11 March 2015)

This is so nearly so good, yet in the end wasn't quite the film I wanted it to be. I wanted it to get under my skin. I wanted to be Blair Witched – to leave the cinema with a deep sense of unease. But that didn't happen. I enjoyed the film, and there were some really good tense, scary moments in it. But for me it took a wrong turn about halfway through and that meant that it didn't really deliver on the 'horror' bit of the deal – it didn't really get under my skin. I reckon, however, that it's a good film, well made, and as such it will work really well as a horror movie for some people. It was, for example, superbly shot, with great settings, and the overall premise is an engaging one. In many scenes you're aware that the threat might come from anywhere, and that aspect of the film was excellent. And the soundtrack! Outstanding!