A run of the mill psychological thriller

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2015)

May I start by saying this is not a bad movie, it's dark but at the same time more absorbing than your average kitchen towel!
Many have been aghast at the use of colours, but to be honest would this movie have conveyed the feeling of depression and oppression had principal cast members gone around in a super fun happy Technicolor world, I think not....
Watching this movie the feeling of hopelessness and loss are paramount, directors message achieved I believe.
It is clever, very clever as you the viewer do not see at great lengths he who lurks in the shadows, a must in a good psychological thriller.
My only real criticism with the movie is that I found it to be much like any other horror film, the same undertones and basic storyline, creepy child, hopeless mother, possession and a finale with a wits end desperation fight seen.
In summary the babbadook is a strange if not quirky film that is gripping in places, a headache in other places, confusing but OK if you enjoy a good run of the mill psychologically suggestive film.