Funny, slightly scary, ruined by hype

Rating: 6/10 (16 October 2009)

This was a pretty good movie but the thrill and fear of it was absolutely RUINED by all the hype. When you imagine a movie to be so scary because you hear people telling you they are having nightmares? You go in expecting to much and walk away with too little. I am the BIGGEST chicken in terms of scary movies and this movie barely scared me.The night time scenes were VERY brief and daytime scenes too long and drawn out and more comedy then anything. Hard to really be scared by a few 5-15 seconds night time clips in between long dialogue filled days. Don't get me wrong, the concept was pretty genius. It's original and something that can't be done again. It was funnier than I expected but wasn't looking for a comedy. Almost ZERO visual effects. Every scary scene could have been done by a buddy of theirs hired to pull sheets off the bed or bang on the wall etc. etc. etc. I would watch it again but only for entertainment, not to be scared.