Amazing Horror Film.

Rating: 10/10 (18 September 2019)

Review:
'The Babadook' is an Australian psychological-horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent. It is based on the 2005 short film 'Monster', also written and directed by Kent. This movie re-invests the horror genre! Not only is this movie a creepy monster movie, but it's also about grievance and depression when you look into it deeper. The way it's portrayed in this movie, by the end you're left wondering whether the Babadook was even real or just a manifestation created by the resentment Amelia had for her son over the years.
The film follows Amelia (Essie Davis) and her son Samuel (Noah Wiseman). Samuel is an outspoken boy, who does what he wants without thinking of consequences. As Samuel's behavior worsens, they two become more isolated from family and friends, and things get strange in their home, when what appears to be a children's story book titled Mr. Babadook shows up. When Amelia reads the book to Samuel as a bedtime story, she quickly realizes it's not an innocent children book at all.
The acting in this movie is breathtaking and real. It stars Essie Davis as Amelia, a widowed mother still in despair over the death of her husband on the day her son was born. Her son, - played by Noah Wiseman - is a difficult six-year old boy named Samuel. He is very outspoken, prone to violent outbursts and likes to train to hunt monsters only he can see with homemade weapons.
I love the fact that Jennifer Kent knows that a great horror movie doesn't need to rely on cheap jump scares. To me, unique twists and bold choices will always be better than the cookie cutter horror clichés we have nowadays. This movie is truly terrifying and raw to its core, as well as being highly entertaining.
Overall, this movie is an excellent genre-defying horror movie, and I highly recommend it to any horror fan! 'The Babadook' gets my stamp of approval!
5/5