Soooooo creepy and really uncomfortable.

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2014)

-The Babadook follows "a single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, (who) battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her." (IMDb's description) It is a scary suspense film that would probably be classified as a horror film when put into a broad category. Don't care for scary films? That's okay you don't have to read the review then! -Easily the scariest movie of the year. I mean oh my gosh was that creepy! -The story itself is somewhat cliché, but when it combines effective elements from films like The Shining or Paranormal Activity, it is pulled off quite well actually! -The pace is good. It's got an incredibly unnerving tone to the entire film. Again in a cliché style, it's really dark and uncomfortable. And creepy. Sooooo creepy.
-The acting is convincing. Especially the kid.
-The music is really creepy. I have to give major props to the sound editing too! If the sound had not been good, the film would not have been as good.
-The scares themselves were great! I love a film that doesn't use jumpscares! There were scares for sure! But most were suspenseful, of thematically terrifying! You don't really even see the Babadook that much, but he's got to be one of the most intimidating presences I've seen in a film. Also I was going to rag on it for only having scares at night, but then it showed up in the day and I died! -Content: I have no idea what the film is rated actually. There is some brief violence, a suggestive scene, and some brief language. Mostly it's just uncomfortable to watch. It's either a heavy PG-13 of a light R. Either way I wouldn't recommend if for anyone young.
-So The Babadook takes some horror clichés, blended with good acting and great sound to make my favorite horror film of the year! (And the only one I saw this year) It's really uncomfortable, so I am only going to give it a 7/10, but The Babadook is worth watching on Netflix/Redbox when it comes out! (If you like scary films)