Nice, but could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2014)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"The Babadook" (2014) is well made psychological horror flick. It has some truly creepy moments, is extremely well acted by both leads, has nice pacing and director clearly has eye, some scenes are very well paced and crafted. But unfortunately, somehow this movie didn't made impact on me so I could call it great. I was kinda disappointed on the level psychological / horror level, because you can't clearly be sure, was it all just imagination, or was it real, and although scenes at the end hints and shows the true meaning, I wasn't sure, so it left me unsatisfied. I know, some will find this ending and events interesting and absorbing, but I like more when horror pictures doesn't play with you and goes straight – otherwise I can't fully accept the chills and whole scary mood.
Overall, this a very nicely made picture, with some genuine scars, bus sadly it didn't kick as much as it could have.