Let's face it, not THAT special...

Rating: 4/10 (17 December 2009)

Very disappointing after all the hype it received and all the brilliant reviews. The people I went to see it with, were disappointed too, and thought it was completely awful.
The film is put together quite intelligently, I like the home-video idea, builds up well, starts off with little things which then lead to actual physical 'damage', but it doesn't stop it from being quite boring most of the time. I sat there thinking 'ok, something seriously scary will happen now and I will feel the need to swear loudly'. I was just getting my hopes up, unfortunately. I did not jump once. I just sat there looking at the time in the corner of the screen. Waiting. I think it needed more tension. I know that the footage from the everyday life was a key part to the film in a way, but I just felt that even though the everyday life/peaceful night footage was shown, and the sense of vulnerability was present, I also had to question myself why the characters made some of the decisions they had made. Why choose the worst possible option? Ouija board? And again, at the beginning you do feel the tension. After a while, the footage is just repetitive and you are not on the edge of your seat anymore.
Micah and Katie are very believable asthemselves in the film. They're not actors trying to play OTT characters that feature in most horrors, they are just a young couple with the exception of Katie being haunted by a demon. I think the fact that it wasn't scripted helped greatly-it really feels like a documentary.
Yes. I did see the ending coming from quite early on.
SIt wasn't too good. I have to say, I didn't mind watching it, it was mildly entertaining. But I didn't get what all the reviewers and critics promised me-the scariest film ever made. If there wasn't such a hype about it, and people didn't get so excited about how 'great' it is, maybe I would have enjoyed it more.