Horrible for all the wrong reasons

Rating: 3/10 (2 April 2013)

I watched this because it rated 6.7. The reviews were glowing. I can only conclude said reviews were faked or written by people who are too easily pleased.
The opening was promising. Intriguing. Stylish. But the style -- with its dimly lit interiors -- becomes simply annoying real fast and the plot degenerates into utter nonsense.
What kind of nutcase moves his wife and two young kids into a home where the gruesome multiple murder of a family occurred? It wasn't necessary. Then when presented with a set of horrific home movies, what kind of person would take days to work their way through them? You'd stay up all night if you had to in search of answers. What kind of dullard doesn't react to the fact that the projector switches on in the middle of the night in a locked room on at least two occasions? Doesn't seem to bother our hero much if at all. And, given the above, why should we have any sympathy with him??? No reason at all.
There's a truly awful reveal scene towards the end where Mum & Dad go on to argue over the wisdom of staying in the house. The dialog feels like it was improvised and the scene shot in one take. Improvised badly that is. It totally exposes what a load of bunkum we are being expected to swallow.
It's not often that I end watching a film feeling angry but this one managed it. Like THAT is what this was all about? That rubbish? I felt utterly conned.