Genius

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2015)

This movie is insane. This film managed to stick with me like few others have been able to do. Never since Sinister has my heart been beating so quickly, my mind racing and my senses heightened to even the slightest bump in the night. Needless to say, I enjoyed The Babadook very much.
For one thing, the film is heavy on atmosphere and immersing the viewer in the experience without even being completely aware of it doing so. This film is very blue, the walls of the house, the curtains, most of the furniture is all in a sort of melancholy indigo that has a habit of creating an atmosphere of sorrow and general negativity. Meanwhile other scenes appear grainy and often have a dull sort of hue that really emphasizes the overall presence of a dilemma for our main characters to face.
Another great quality of this film is it's acting, predominantly the two main characters Amelia and her son Samuel. These two both give great performances. Amelia is someone that I find more and more real as I watch her. Sure her actions in the film are at times not something normal human beings would typically do. But with the things that she goes through it can be said that there is a reasonable motivation behind her behavior. Huge props to Essie Davis for her role as Amelia. Noah Wiseman also does a great job as Samuel who is a psychopathic kid who is prone to violence and sporadic behavior . But along with his mother, Samuel's reactions are strange but certainly not unreal.
But most importantly as a horror film should be, this film is horrifyingly scary. There were several occasion where I had to cover my eyes. The movie even had one scare during the climax involving Samuel that gave me chills and my jaw actually dropped as the scene unfolded, it was that scary folks.
In conclusion, go see this movie! I can honestly without a doubt say this is one of the greatest horror movies I've ever scene. Even if horror isn't your thing, I'd still highly recommend giving The Babadook a shot. You won't regret it.