Oof

Rating: 4/10 (16 June 2020)

I don't understand why people call this movie scary. The way of killing is very human like....hanging, drowning, burning in a car, knife...I guess this is so this is believably a snuff film and not paranormal but it's not scary. It isn't even done scarily like most horror films. I mean yes the (spoiler) kids killed the families as a twist ending but still. And child killers aren't scary. There is also no explanation of why the kids willingly do this.
Yeah the makeup and effects of the demon are legit scary but then there aren't a lot of uses of it. A couple jump scares are hysterical not scary.
There are plenty of slow parts that add to tension if you feel that but are dull and boring if you don't.
And this mom keeps going in and out of British accent, was that on purpose? That was pretty scary.
I think it's over hyped as a horror movie. Especially since there was too much focus on the main guy and none of the little girl becoming possessed. We never see her watch the film or have a slow loss from reality (except for the painting on the wall) which then turns out to be her video. Just a "twist" that you can see coming and doesn't feel satisfying. Kinda cheesy ending considering it was "inspired" by rings.
But the cop who helps him is so adorable