Great atmospheric use of filming location

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2015)

This movie really uses it's filming location effectively. Detroit suburbs and the decay of old urban areas is really the star of the show. The use of the Redford Theatre (an example of successful urban preservation) acts to counterbalance the gloom.
I liked being able to find other filming locations like the ice cream shop on 3328 12 Mile Rd. (google street view is exactly the same, if shot a year later in Oct 2014.)
I found an interesting article about the director's motivation to showcase his hometown in the Detroit News online article "David Robert Mitchell brings the spooky to Detroit"
To me, the story is secondary to the atmospherics. A very effective horror film. 9/10