A bit of everything (horror, thriller, drama) and it's all good!!

Rating: 8/10 (22 November 2014)

I try to watch every horror movie possible, desperately seeking for a scare, often appalled by how bad or cheesy they are. To give you a taste: I liked Jeepers Creepers, Descent, VHS, Insidious and Cabin in the Woods.
After so many clones of 6th Sense, remakes and sequels, I didn't know what to expect. But unlike many other movies, the atmosphere in Babadook grabs you within the first minutes and won't let you go. Within those same minutes, you'll grow to either love or hate the main characters (mother and child), only to realize that it is because of their flawless acting.
The characters are worked out perfectly, in a genuine creepy and almost claustrophobic setting. The horror is lurking from the shadow but doesn't ruin the movie with predictable scares. Obviously the scare work is not done by clichés or effects, but by atmosphere, acting and not knowing what to expect. The movies also uses symbols and metaphors which I can't explain without giving stuff away, but they don't overuse it in the way they did with "Only God Forgives".
This is a movie you need to watch one times for the delightful scares, and than one more time to make you think. Now that makes this movie special.