One of the best found footage horror films to date.

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2017)

This is one of the best found footage horror films to date. While it isn't the movie that kicked off the genre, it is the movie that reignited the craze. Paranormal Activity provides an eerie atmosphere and it all felt very real; the main characters were incredibly relatable and I couldn't help but feel a great deal of empathy for both of them throughout the entire movie. While there is a great lack of jump scares, the atmosphere and build up of suspense more than makes up for it. I felt a sense of dread take over me as the story progressed to a point of what I can only describe as sheer hopelessness. One of my favorite things about the film is the fact that the antagonist is never seen, so your imagination can take off in a variety of directions which for me personally makes it all the more frightening. If you're into found footage horror films and have not seen this yet, you're missing out.