Terribly Overrated

Rating: 3/10 (1 January 2010)

I saw this film completely unaware of its marketing campaign, so I can only evaluate "Paranormal Activity" based on its own merits. And thus, I have to agree with Mark Savlov from the Austin Chronicle: this is a sorry excuse for a movie, and it's hardly scary at all. The story is preposterous, and the acting didn't impress me at all, but the worst thing is that the thrills aren't many to begin with, and when the supposedly creepy stuff finally starts to happen, it's not so shocking. Some people might say that it's more realistic this way; I'd say it's mediocre and shows the lack of creativity from the filmmaker. Too much hype, in my opinion... I wish they had gone all the way with this idea and really scared the heck out of us, "thrll-junkies".