Racing on the right track, but then took a wrong turn.

Rating: 4/10 (4 August 2013)

I heard about this movie from a few friends and decided i would check it out, especially when they told me they consider it one of the best horror/thriller movies out there. So i did...
The movie kicks off pretty good. Our main protagonist Ellison is a True Crime writer on the hunt for new bookmaterial. He starts investigating into the missing girl Stephanie and moves into the house where she used to live with her family. After a while Ellison discovers that the killer already has a criminal past and multiple murders on his name by watching old tapes he found on the attic. The atmosphere was tense and the story interesting. We get to learn more about the killer and his ways.
For a brief moment I actually had to believe my friends, this movie was good....but suddenly it changed. The amazing atmosphere from the first part was now replaced by cheap and predictable jumpscares, sloppy CGI and horrible make-up/acting.
Instead of a man digging his way into old crimes, discovering evidence and getting closer to his goal, which was very exciting, we get a fairytale boogieman who draws young children into his "realm", while at the same time popping his head a few times so the teenage girls get scared.
What started off as an interesting story and great build up ended in bitter disappointment. There is no new material to horror here, only a movie that got on the right track, but got kicked off again by Hollywood. It's worth viewing for the first 50 minutes. Then we all should leave sinister and never look back.