Definitely Better Than Most...But So Not 98% Worthy

Rating: 5/10 (27 December 2014)

I was really excited to see this movie ever since I saw the trailer on YouTube. I just loved the style: the dark blue tones, depressing set, and the vivid colors. It just looked so different from the rivaling horror movies of 2014. And I especially wanted to see the monster up close. Overall, I was pretty disappointed. I'll still be fair though:
THE GOOD: The cinematography & art direction was brilliant. All the colors of the house really built up the feeling of depression that the mother is going through. The sound design was very effective. Also Essie Davis is a decent actor.
THE BAD: That kid is sooo F***king annoying! At first I thought he was kind of cute and maybe everyone was just misunderstanding him...but eventually, I could not bare to hear or even look at him. Holy crap! Way worse than Jake Lloyd. Waaayy worse. Also in one scene they used claymation to render the Babadook, which was so bizarre and looked amateur at best. And the ending was just stupid: really? Your gonna feed it worms forever? Wtf?
Chances are if you were interested enough to look up IMDb users' reviews for this one, your probably gonna watch it anyway. Just make sure you wear some Hearos.