Good movie, some great acting as well

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2014)

*May contain minor spoilers if you are a picky brat who likes to complain about everything*
I recently watched this and enjoyed it very much. For me, there were only a couple moments that I would actually call "scary", but the movie was very effective in what it was meant to do.
They did a great job at building up the absolute frustration of the mother. If you have suffered from Insomnia, you can understand just how hard that is. Now, add on top of that a clingy child with behavioral issues, and that would just be too much.
The mother did a great job acting, I was very impressed. So did the child.
The Babadook was pretty creepy, and effective. They didn't rely on a bunch of jump scares or the face going back and forth super fast deal that too many movies have these days. There were some typical things about it, but they added some new elements to it that I enjoyed. The "creature" combined with the book was pretty cool...
I have seen this compared to the movie: The Canal.
I have seen both, but they are VERY different movies IMO. I enjoyed both movies, but got a totally different vibe from each.
I could feel the Mother's frustration in this movie, but also her love for her child, how lonely she was, etc. That was done extremely well.
So, I give this an 8/10. I was excited to see it when I saw the trailer, and I was not let down. I was glued to my screen the whole movie. And while it wasn't exactly scary to me, it still triggered quite an emotional response.