The Horror Genre Has Just Been Resurrected

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2014)

The Babadook had psychologically traumatized me on several levels. The film sustained an eerie, disturbing atmosphere throughout the runtime leaving me on the edge of my seat that even provided ghastly after effects. This was all thanks to the beautifully directed metaphorical structure of the plot and Essie Davis's explosive performance, who portrayed an extremely convincing transformative character from innocent to psychotic. The film does not contain cheap jump scares that release the tension the film delivers, instead Mr. Babadook is not seen for this very reason, to leave the audience speculating. But this film is clearly not flawless it does have a few errors when it comes to the past events that occurred in the character's life that were a little obscure and questionable. And the unresolved sub plots especially the strange and vague ending that left me confused, but wanting for more. Other than that the film was handled perfectly and the horror genre was tackled tremendously. What an improvement on the recent horror films the Babadook makes those look like dog sh*t.