A drift into insanity

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2018)

This movie builds up tension after tension but in reality not much really happens. Yet it is quite exciting how you slowly see Amelia drift into insanity. And who can really blame her? Living with this 6 year old kid leaves you no choice but to go nuts! This film leaves one of the best examples why not to have children at all. Period! Or is the Babadook real after all???
Herein lies the main problem. As soon as the Babadook is displayed you can't help but find it looking extremely cheap. Almost comedic. As the movie begins to build up to the climax it is an amazing thrill ride and even though I assume the creature was never meant to be in the fokus, at least the design of the Babadook could have been way better. Either that or not displaying it at all, to keep the mystery intact. In this case the movie would not turn into a weird monster flick but keep the viewer engaged with the insanity topic.
I have to admit, I liked this movie a lot better after having it seen a second time, but to endure this horrible child and his tantrums once more was surely not easy. Thanks to that you may not feel the urge to rewatch this movie over and over again and that is a bit sad, for the idea itself worked out so great and The Babadook is one of the better Horror movies of 2014.