What a truly terrific film

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2009)

I saw the poster for this and was intrigued. I decided to watch and was pleasantly impressed. The gloomy, dark settings and the fact the family house was practically in the middle of nowhere gave the sense this was definitely a film to send shivers down your spine.
And send it did. There were scenes where I couldn't watch; I hid behind my cushion because the little girl was that, well, scary. The fact she seemed so angelic but evidently wasn't was unsettling, what with her dark hair in pigtails and deep, disturbing stare.
CCH Pounder was pretty good as the sister, Vera (not sure her surname) was definitely good as the wife, and I'll refer to him as a younger Kiefer Sutherland (let's face it, he was a bit of a spitting image) was also good as the disbelieving husband. I adored the lil deaf girl, who was too terrified to say or do anything, in case of getting hurt by who she thought was a delight as an older sister.
I wont give anything away, but you have to watch this movie. If only for the shocking twist.
Brilliantly acted, really worth watching.