Has it's moments but not a good movie

Rating: 5/10 (26 July 2015)

I will start out by saying that i am not a huge fan of horror. I like horror movies that are scary but also mysterious/thrilling. This movie just didn't entertain me. The positives were that the kid was a pretty good actor. I thought the camera work was very effective, the coloring in this movie was different and it worked. The one part i found to be actually pretty horrifying was the mirror scene. It was certainly a creepy film but it wasn't good creepy. The problem i have with these types of films is that they rely on startling the viewer too much with quick twitch flashes. The only scary parts are the ones in which things jump out unexpectedly. I am just not into that, what i like is a story that is scary yet sorta realistic. Some of my favorites are Sixth Sense, The Shining, Shutter Island, Saw, 28 Days Later, etc. The plot in this film i could never relate to. If your main objective in watching a scary movie is to be scared then this movie might work for you. I'm just tired of these types of movies, they are all the same in my opinion.
5.5/10 Not as good as i had hoped. It sorta starts slowly and then there are a few worthwhile scenes towards the end of the movie but ultimately not very scary or interesting.