Great concept ruined by unbearable character(s)

Rating: 1/10 (19 April 2015)

Wow...
It takes a lot for me to turn off ANY horror film, no matter how bad it seems to be... But this one... WOW.
After readings the reviews I was excited to give this film a try as I have been a die hard fan of horror all my life. From what I was reading I was in for a good story line with a great blend of suspense and superb acting.
This was not the case.
It took all of my power to not turn this off within the first several minutes. Never have I seen such an unbearable character in the young boy Samuel.
It gets better... Or worse
Hoping that the leading lady would turn this film around, the more the film progresses the more you begin to hate her as well.
With this intense dislike of the two main characters so early in the film all good that could have come from the "Babadook" part of the story is completely lost and overlooked.
Highly disappointed.