Sorry, Folks, Overrated.

Rating: 4/10 (28 October 2009)

I like indie films - I love hearing "the little engine that could" stories in show business - so good for the filmmakers and actors. But this movie did not work for me at all. The VERY end was effective but so what? Everything else that led up to it did not scare or terrify. In fact who knew hauntings could be so boring? This slightly annoying couple argue - the camera is providing the only real evidence to her case and yet the girl says over and over "turn off that stupid camera!". If only he had. And look, I liked Blair Witch Project a lot - I felt that once that movie got going, the scares built and built to the climax. Here - we see a sheet move, we hear a bang, etc. And I have no problem with movies taking their time and being subtle but for the sheer use of sound to scare someone - rent the original The Haunting - a Robert Wise film - excellent ghost story that uses sound very effectively. People keep saying "can you believe they made this film for only 11 grand?" And I'm like "Yes! Yes I can! It looks cheap and it is full of cheap thrills. No thrills really." Discuss amongst yourselves.