Makes Me Want To Die In The Best Way Possible

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2015)

This movie isn't what you expect.
For months , my brother had been telling me to watch this movie but I don't watch horror movies all that much so I sort of avoided it for the longest time. Then one night, my cousin and I were having a horror movie marathon and he suggested we watch The Babadook. I said "Why not?"
I was in no way prepared for what this movie would bring. It's not your typical jump-scare film. In fact, I think it has MAYBE one jump-scare throughout the whole movie and the movie's an hour and thirty three minutes long. Instead, it uses a psychological aspect that absolutely freak you out. It gets in your head and makes you think one thing, but instead something totally different happens. The Babadook only speaks twice but you spend the whole movie in anticipation expecting it to speak again, knowing if you heard it's voice again, you're whole body would feel terror.
The acting in this is FANTASTIC. Essie Davis truly was the perfect pick for the leading lady. I've never seen her in any other movies but after this I will definitely look her up and watch more of her. Noah Wiseman started out a bit awkwardly but as the film went on, he got better and better.
This film is simply fantastic and if you enjoy psychological horror films, this is definitely the movie for you.