A big "WOW"

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 2011)

Taking cue from "Blair Witch Project" comes yet another on similar lines and guess what - it delivers a rock solid punch.
Clearly visible that "Paranormal Activity" is made on a shoe-string budget. Shot in an apartment with 2-lead actors and another 2-supporting cast.
It is a very simple story with nothing unusual scare tactics. Had the POV technique not used, it would have struggled to find a sell on the horror channel. The beauty is the flow of the narrative, which pauses at regular intervals ensuring the fear gets implanted into the audience's head and later on take the germination to the next level. The strongest point of the movie is the static viewpoint of the camera which alleviates the fear factor exponentially.
Micah Sloat does a good job, a typical alpha-male wanting to get to the bottom of the issue. Every person comes with a baggage and in the case of Katie it comes with a demon. Mark Fredrichs did a poor job on performance front, seemed to be in a rush to get out of the frame.
"Paranormal Activity" will linger on for quite a while to extent your ears become more receptive to the creaking floor-boards and the gregarious streak inside you comes alive to avoid being alone at home.