Colorless and JoylessNot Scary and Inomprehensible

Rating: 4/10 (9 October 2014)

Ambitious, Ambiguous and a Colorless Calamity, Mixed with an Almost Incoherent Story Makes this a Major Disappointment. Maybe Those who have Played the Popular Video Game can Figure Out What is Going on but Those who Have Not will be Waiting for the Thing to Make Sense and it Never Does.
If the Film Conjures Up One Word it is "Gray". You know that Combination of Black and White, or What Could be Described as Colorless. But this is a Color Movie. You Know that because there are Lots and Lots of Red. But Like a Lot of Color Movies Today, Especially the Ones that Rely on a Lot of CGI, the Colors that Make Up Our Visual Spectrum are Mostly Absent..
Spooky Sometimes, but Mostly its a Good Deal of Running Around and Pausing Every Few Beats for Something to Happen. It Usually Does but it Doesn't Matter Much More than a Hill of Beans. By the Way, Sean Bean is Wasted.
The Female Actors Try Their Darndest, but Damn it the Movie is Just One Big Ballyhoo of Boo that is Never Scary. With Virtually No Contrast to the Real World for the Horror to be Horrifying and Some Parental Behavior that will Distract Your Attention, but that's OK because there is Plenty of Time to Wonder Back into this Murky Movie.
Overlong, at Over Two Hours, this is a Bloated Bore and the Atmosphere of Atrophy Wears Out Quickly. Gore Fans Might Find a Thing or Two in this to "Enjoy" but it is a Joyless Film that Fails on Every Level Except a Creepy Set Design and a Few Interesting Scenes. Overall, its Just Not Worth a Watch for what Little Artistry there is to Applaud.