Bababadooook

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2016)

The most unnerving film I have seen in a long time. Babadook perfectly replicated the feeling of tense dread brought on by sleep deprivation and anxiety. This is not a pleasant movie. And I probably will not bring myself to watch it again. The main character is very well realized, and I could sympathize with her plight. The kid in this film annoyed me at the beginning, but he was nothing compared to the unpleasant emotions this film summoned from me. The first hour of this film is fantastic. It's creepy and, at times, absolutely terrifying. The film has a lot of subtext to it that is, sadly, overdone in the final thirty minutes. I wish they would have kept it subtle for the entire movie, but it really started to become obvious by the final act as to what the movie was about. The film falls apart in the final act and becomes very cheesy. The ending was quite strange, but I do understand what it was getting at. Feed the beast your worms, and hope for the best. A good film that could've been great if it could have just held on a bit longer in its final act. 7 out if 10.