Not Exorcist. Not Blair Witch. Not even Cloverfield.

Rating: 1/10 (12 November 2009)

I had opened up to the Blair Witch when there was still some doubt as to how 'real' it was. I went in hoping that if I opened up I might actually be scared, but about a quarter in I had given up even being as entertained as I was by Cloverfield.
This movie went directly from potentially suspenseful/spooky to outright cheap, blunt, heavy handed schlock. The (adlibbed?) acting is initially convincing, but the protective boyfriend becomes the "when is this d-bag going to die" boyfriend in next to no time. I saw it with my wife, who is a lot easier to scare than myself, and she was laughing before I was. The people building the buzz about how scary this movie is must either be working to promote it or so simpleminded/ superstitious that ANY mention of evil spirits instantly puts them into the zone.