A Genuine Scare.

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2010)

It takes a true film to scare me witless these days, but somehow this was a film that succeeded. Paranormal Activity centers on a young couple, Katie and Micah, who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home, and that's pretty much it for a storyline as it focuses on the in's and out's of the couple dealing with it. It's fair to say it takes a while to kick in...the first hour deals with Katie mainly complaining during the day but by night things take a different twist, even the most obvious cliché (door slamming shut) is used in a subtle way that you don't see it coming. Without revealing too much, by the last half hour, you will be truly petrified. Superb acting performances come from Katie and no doubt you'll be finding yourself wincing when the scene switches to night mode. As stated before, it takes A lot to scare me but by the time the credits rolled i actually screamed (the whole cinema in fact). The weakness however is simply that it takes too long for the action to kick in, the best parts of the film come from the last half hour so it makes you wonder if it was worth paying £7 for a film that only scared you for a half hour or so, but if you do have the patience believe me it's worth it. To finish, it was by FAR overrated, but if you do like a good scare, i'd definitely recommend but maybe just a rental.