if you liked this film try the low budget french thrilled "Ils" a similar piece about terror at home

Rating: 8/10 (2 December 2009)

This movie in a lot of ways was more about a man and a woman than about the supernatural. The leading lady was amazing. I can't shake the feeling I had in the scene in which she talks to a psychic about the experiences she had as a little girl with spirits. It came across as so real that in itself it was just incredibly spooky, just like someone telling you a true story that is really frightening. I'm totally not used to someone in a movie being SO damned convincing the feeling was uncanny and I found myself wondering if this woman had been cast because of her real life torments.
I'm not really aware of the hype surrounding this film I only knew it was made for very little money and was supposed to be scary. I don't know about terrifying I don't know about being spooked by it at home, I was not. But it was very very well done. Occasionally I have to admit I was put off because the man or the woman would do something I couldn't believe they'd actually do. In particular I was really annoyed with the fact that each night when they'd leave the bedroom to investigate, they'd never turn the damn lights on! And why would they leave the damn bedroom door open every night in light of what's been going on!?!? Not feasible! The thing is I don't imagine going for a little more verisimilitude in these instances would have damaged the mood at all.