Really not for everyone...

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2009)

I first saw this movie last Saturday, alone at home, in the basement, lights off. I had high expectation about this movie and honestly I was impress. I've seen many horror movie in my life, almost one new movie everyday or two days, any kind, any nationality and I don't care about the budget and the hype.
I was curious about this one. Even the bad critics wasn't stopping me. I couldn't watch the whole movie lights off and I was very paranoid after the movie, looking in every dark corner of the room. But I did sleep well that night.
The next day, I gave the movie to a friend. If it could had been a 10 star for me, it was a 0 star for him, he hated it. So I spend most of the days reading critics and tried to understand why people like me love it and other don't.
First, We need to really want to believe in the story. And we need to believe that this was real, like a documentary, cause it is what they want us to believe. If you don't, won't work. But I could, so work for me there.
I'm a writer so I got, I must admit, too much imagination for my own good. What was unseen on screen was in my head, cause you NEVER see the Ghost. I know a lot about paranormal activity (not the movie but the subject) and experience a few of them to actually believe in it cause everything make sense, everything is mostly logical, except maybe for the end.
But my friend is the kind of guy who love to watch a movie, sit down, relax and have everything "free", without having to guess what is going on off screen.
The other point is that this isn't a movie to see in a theather. But alone, at home, a few people around, the less the better, lights off. This way the movie do work.
Has for the actual good and bad of the film : actors are great, Katie is wonderful, love her. The home made movie idea work fine with me. The Ambiance is perfect too. The Bad : I understand the necessity of filming everything for the viewer but this isn't really... realistic. The medium do not have enough air time. And the final, (yes there is at least 3 ending) but the one when Katie turn evil was a bit too much...
It's the kind of movie we love or hate, no middle.