Better as a drama, than a scary movie

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2015)

I had big expectations when I went to see this film. The reviews are great, and it has went down well at the box Office around the world too.
But, It did not live up to my expectations. First of all, I found it not scary enough. It should make you jump once in a while, but it doesn't.
I also have problems With the plot and the story. A young, distressed mother tries to cope with her demanding and somehow disturbed young son. They have a struggle in they're daily life. The mother soon finds she is suffering from insomnia, and seems to becoming seriously mentally ill, totally worn out as she is. Meanhvile her son has made contact with a scary creature called The Babadook. This part of the film actually works fine. The actors portray this struggle convincing and we sees to be watching a psychological drama, with people who are living on the edge.
But, when the Babadook appears it somehow does not work for me. The scary monster is somehow misplaced into this story, and I did not like the special effects, which seems outdated. This film wants too much for it,s own good. I found therefore it not to be a very good scary film.
I have seldom been in at the cinema during this sort of film, only to discover that the audience chat, and laugh at the wrong places. I think the mainly young audience did not expect the melodrama that takes place here.
But the acting is really strong, the scars are not. It you expect a new film like Sinister, you will be let down.