A Horror Movie for Those

Rating: 5/10 (3 May 2015)

I read some reviews about this movie and they made it sound like an amazing physiological horror. First, I must praise the movie on its interesting filming techniques such as how to pass time and the general lighting and colors used in the movie very much complimented the theme.
The setting was great. Also, the characters were pretty well acted and decent characters, but nothing too special. They made me feel empathetic at times, but failed to at other times.
The one thing I felt was lacking in this movie was real horror. This movie provided a certain creepiness during parts of the movie, but failed to consistently give. A psychological horror is supposed to keep you on the edge at all times and this failed to do so for me. I feel horror buffs will applaud its uniqueness, but certainly not the horror aspect. Jump scares are rarely present and generally well done. Certain amount of cheesiness in things just as the child is flying around seemed too unreal to be taken serious.
The movie has a great theme of overcoming especially the ending which leaves on a happy note. The mother and son finally overcome the loss of their husband/father in a mix of inspiring yet overly cliché. Horror buffs will like the uniqueness, yet be disappointed by the hits or misses in the horror aspect. Non-horror buffs will enjoy the creepy tone and the feel good ending of the movie.