Pretty well made but it never engaged me in the terror.

Rating: Null/10 (7 July 2016)

I saw this on Netflix streaming movies. I went into it with more than a bit of trepidation, it has very mixed reviews but I figured I'd give it a try. All I had to lose was 90 minutes of my "valuable" time.
It is an Australian movie. Mostly about the mom and her young son, about to turn 7. His dad is gone, he died getting his wife to the hospital the day the son was born.
The title refers to a mythical monster, the Babadook that knocks three times ... 'dook - dook - dook'. The boy is very often misbehaved and has a fear of monsters. Yet his mom reads him a monster book.
This story is not just a fear of a monster but the monster also manifests itself. It is supposed to make the viewer become terrified but it never did that for me.
I am glad I saw it but overall has no lasting impact with me.