Good horror movie

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2015)

Watched this last night not knowing anything beforehand and was impressed with a well made, taught, psychological horror movie.
Photography, lighting, sound and acting are excellent and added with some great editing and pacing leave you exhausted at the at times distressing film.
Without giving too much away the suspense builds as we see a child and mother traumatised by an event from their past (the loss of the husband/father) and effectively the gradual increasing breakdown of both of their minds as they try to cope with this loss.
I'm sure many people have analysed the Babadook's role in all this ie whether it exists, whether the mother wrote it etc. Its left at the end for the viewer to interpret just how they want to handle this whole aspect of the film. Its not a straightforward movie but neither does it leave you feeling cheated.
We just found it a highly gripping, thoughtful and well handled mix of horror/drama with some really scary scenes that all fitted together in a brilliant package that builds and builds as it goes.