Ingenious Execution on a (Relative) Budget

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2019)

Indie films are given no quarter by most reviewers among the general public: It's rare for a reviewer to give allowances to their verdict of an indie. Instead, it's typically rated with no more or less bias than a film with a $200 million budget.
That's why "Paranormal Activity" seems to get marked down a bit. But what we have here is a great idea executed very well, and for comparatively little money. If you're a filmmaker, it's what you aspire to. If you're a viewer, one would think it'd be something you're looking to praise, to ensure the next one comes down the pipe, and perhaps this time with better funding.
"Paranormal Activity" is scary. And that's what you came here for.